THE FREQUENTATIVE FORM THE IMPERSONAL PRONOUN IT

THE FREQUENTATIVE FORM & THE IMPERSONAL PRONOUN IT
 OBJECTIVE : By the end of this review, Ss will be able
 to use the frequentative form.
 to talk about the similarity.
 PROCEDURES :
TIMING
8’

12’

8’

CONTENTS
I. WARM-UP
- Rearrange these groups of words into correct sentences.
1. to Lan used is up getting early.
2. is Money used things buy and to sell.
3. live Nam to used the in countryside.
4. finish it me takes a day this to exercise.
5. is it difficult finish to hour this in exercise an.
- Lead-in : In the above sentences, we use TOO, SO, NOT EITHER and
NEITHER to talk about the similarity between two things or persons. We
must use the inversion when using SO and NEITHER.
II. PRESENTATION
- Recall the structures with USE, USED TO, BE USED TO, formal subject
IT, extra object IT and Tag-Question.
USE – USED TO – BE USED TO
1. S (person) + USE + O (thing) + TO-Infi sử dụng
2. S (thing) + BE USED + TO-Infi 
được sử dụng để
3. S + USED TO + V (-to)  trước kia đã từng / thường

4. S (person) + BE USED TO + N / V-ing 
quen với
STRUCTURES WITH IMPERSONAL PRONOUN IT
1.
IT (formal S) + TAKE + O + TIME + TOInfi
2. IT (formal S) + BE + ADJ / N (+ OF / FOR + O) +TO-Infi
3. S + V + IT (extra O) + ADJ / N + TO-Infi
III. PRACTICE
Exercise 1 – Choose the correct answer among A, B, C or D
1. I …… in Paris, but now I live in London.
A. used to live
B. are used to living
C. get used to living
D. live
2. I …… in Paris. I have lived here all my life.
A. used to live
B. am used to living
C. get used to living
D. live
3. She …… her unmarried name for professional purposes.
A. used B. is used
C. is used to
D. gets used to
4. She lives on a farm, so she …… up very early.
A. gets
B. used to get
C. is used to getting
D. would get
5. I don’t think I could …… in the States although it is a great place to
visit.

A. be used to living
B. used to live
C. get used to living
D. live
6. Living so far north, they …… the very cold weather.
A. used be
B. get used to C. are used to D. would be
7. A hammer …… driving in nails.
A. is used for B. is used to
C. gets used to D. used

T & SS’ ACTIVITIES

- T gets Ss to do the
exercise.
- Ss work in groups.
- From the sentences, T
helps Ss to introduce
the structures.

-

T gives Ss the
handouts
with the
forms
of
some
structures and gives the
explanation for each

form.

- T gets Ss to work in
groups.
- Ss give the answers
and give explanation
for each situation.
- ANSWERS
1. A
2. B
3. A
4. C
5. C
6. B
7. A
8. D
9. A
10. C
11. C
12. B
13. A
14. B
15. A


8. Life here is much easier than it ……
A. gets used to be
B. is used to be
C. would be
D. used to be

9. He …… a smartest in his class, so this new school may be a shock to
him.
A. used to be
B. gets used to being
C. is used to being
D. would be
10. American women …… going places by themselves.
A. are used to
B. are accustomed to
C. Both are right
D. Both are wrong
11. I’m not …… on my own.
A. used to live
B. used to have lived
C. used to living
D. used to be living
12. She’s not …… laughed at.
A. used to be
B. used to being
C. used to have been
D. used to be being
13. I …… my photograph taken.
A. am used to having
B. am used to have
C. used to having
D. am used to be living
14. I’m quite …… hard.
A. used to work
B. used to working
C. used to have worked D. used to be working

15. When my grandfather was young, he was …… long distances, but
now he’s out of practice.
A. used to walking
B. used to walk
C. used to be walking
D. used to have walked
16. We …… up early.
A. are used to get
B. used to getting
C. are used to getting
D. are used to have got
17. They …… up late to watch live sports programmes on T.V.
A. are used to stay
B. are used to staying
C. are used to have stayed
D. used to staying
18. We …… for long hours.
A. are used to studying
B. are used to study
C. are used to have studied
D. used to studying
19. I’m not …… studying late at night.
A. am used to B. used to
C. use to
D used for
20. My grandparents …… in the countryside.
A. are used to live
B. used to living
C. are used to living
D. are used to have lived

Exercise 2 – Finish each of the following sentences in such a way
that it means exactly the same as the original sentences.
1. Getting into work this morning was a big difficulty.
- It was a big difficulty to get into work this morning.
2. It’s extremely difficult for us to make ends meet these days.
- We find it extremely difficult to make ends meet these days.
3. The flight to Moscow lasted three and a half hours.
- It took three and a half hours to fly to Moscow.
4. We won’t get to the airport in less than 30 minutes.
- It will take at least 30 minutes to get to the airport.
5. He spent a whole day repairing the radio.

16. C
17. B
18. A
19. B
20. C


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- It took him a whole day to repair the radio.
6. Doing all this work is hard.
- I find it hard to do all this work.
7. Speaking English fluently is not easy.
- It is not easy to speak English fluently.
8. He feels that telling her the truth is necessary.
- He feels it necessary to tell her the truth.
9. She wrote the letter in thirty minutes.
- It took her thirty minutes to write the letter.

10. To become an English teacher, he has studied hard for four years.
- It took him four years to study hard to become an English teacher.
11. He thinks that telling the truth about himself is really necessary.
- He finds it really necessary to tell the truth about himself.
12. Is it easy to answer this question ?
- Do you find it easy to answer this question ?