USED TO

1.

Q1 - I like it now, but I ____.

didn't use to

didn't used to
Q2 - I find it hard _____ to the dark evenings in winter.

used

get used

to get used
Q3 - It took me a while to get used to ____ on a continental keyboard.

type

typing
Q4 - I _____ to being spoken to like that!

am not used

don't get used

used
Q5 - I ____ play football on Saturdays when I was at school.

was used to

used to
Q6 - Before I started cycling, I _____ go to work by bus.
 used to

got used to
Q7 - I haven't studied for ages and I'm finding it hard to get used to _____ every day.

study

studied

studying
Q8 - I couldn't _____ used to the food.

because

get
Q9 - He never _____ behave like that.

used

used to
Q10 - It's taking me a long time to ____ speaking Norwegian.

used to

get used to

2. Choose the correct word.

1. He used to fat but now he's thin

2. He isn't used to in these bad conditions.
3. How did you get used to in the middle of this
mess
4. Did you write poems when you were young?
5. I need some time to get used to in this town.
6. Sting used to a teacher before he became a
famous singer.
7. I'm not used to linen by hand.
8. She'll get used to in the extremely cold
winter of Siberia.
9. My mother didn't drink much coffee. But now
she has become addicted to it
10. There used to a lot of trees in this court yard.
They have all been cut down.
3. Choose the best answer to fill the gap in each of the following.

11. 1 When I started to work here I needed a lot of help, but now

I all the work on my own.

12. 2 He several books a month but he doesn't have time
any more.
13. 3 We were surprised to see her driving - she when we
first met her.
14. 4 Don't worry, it's a simple program to use. You it in no
time, I'm sure.
15. 5 When I had to commute to work every day I very
early.
16. 6 I'm afraid I'll never in this place. I simply don't like it
and never will.
17. 7 Whenever we came to Coventry we always in the
Central Hotel. We loved it.
18. 8 When Pete Smith was the head of our office

everything well organized. Now it's total chaos here.

19. 9 Mr Lazy was shocked when he joined our busy company because

he doing much work everyday.

20. 10 At first the employees didn't like the new open-space office but in the end

they it.

4. Choose the correct answer.

1. I didn’t live in this city.
2. We often go on holiday.
3. When I was a child, we have a dog.
4. She as a teacher for many years.
5. As a student, he never have any money.
6. Did you like playing football at school?
7. There never a coffee shop here.
8. My dad always read to me before bed.
5. USED TO or WOULD. If both are possible, use "would".

1. Do you remember how your Uncle David sit in that chair and
smoke those disgusting cigars.

2. Your mother have a Yorkshire Terrier when she was a

young girl, didn't she?

3. For years, they go on holiday to the Rockies, but then it

became very fashionable and, hence, expensive.

4. Years ago, I write a diary every day but then I got bored
with doing it and I stopped. Maybe it was my life that was boring!

5. At the start of their marriage, they be very happy - but

then it all went wrong!

6. You spell so well. Whatever happened?

7. When I was five, I be able to do incredible gymnastics.

Now I can't even touch my toes.

8. Before getting my driving licence, I ride a bicycle

everywhere.

6. Fill in exercise with used to, didn't use to negative, would or wouldn't.

1. My grandmother ---- cook amazing dishes every time we visited her.

2. There ---- be so many people in the streets but now there is barely anyone.

3. When we had a serious argument, Simon and I ---- talk to each other for weeks.
4. I ---- (share) an apartment with a friend, but then I moved out. I have my own place
now.

5. Kids ---- (talk) to their parents this way, what has happened to those days?

6. He used to call me all the time and I ---- even answer right away, I would make him
call me 3 times before I answered.

7. My mom ---- (buy) me everything I wanted but since she's on vacation now, I have
to beg my dad for everything.

8. I ---- (like) my toys a lot, but I haven't played with them for a long time now.

9. My mother ---- (buy) me everything I wanted, but she has been neglecting me
lately.

10. Ice cream ---- (taste) so good, I just can't stop eating it now.