48659 used to would get be used to

USED TO + INFINITIVE

BE USED TO + NOUN /Ving

It only exists in the past. It is used to
refer to PAST HABITS and STATES.
e.g. he used to be very shy when he
was a boy
she used to play tennis at the
weekend

It means that you have done
something so often that you are now
familiar with it. It can be used to talk
about past , present or future actions
e.g. I´m used to speaking English
I´m not used to Scottish accent
He was used to wearing glasses

It is used to refer to repeated
ACTIONS, not STATES
e.g. I used to have a mountain bike
I used to /would walk to school

GET USED TO+NOUN/Ving

WOULD + INFINITIVE

It´s a process. A person adjusts to a
different situation or condition
e.g. he´ll soon get used to being

retired

Taking this information into account,answer the following questions IN FULL paying attention to the
patterns:

Did you use to wear glasses at primary
school?

Are you used to wearing flip-flops in the
summer?

Where did your family use to spend the
summer ?

Are you used to working in a team?

Who would you play boardgames like
Monopoli or Ludo with?

Are you used to eating popcorn when you
go to the cinema?

How often would you go clubbing when
you were a teenager?

What are you getting used to doing at
the moment?

Do you know anybody who used to smoke
and has given it up recently?

Are you used to speaking in public?

Do you know anybody who used to take
the bus to work/ school and now he/she
walks there?

What can´t you get used to doing?


Is there anything you didn´t use to eat as
a child but now you like ?

How can you get used to speaking English
outside the classroom?

Did you use to live in another place a few
years ago?

Do you know anybody who is getting used
to having a hearing aid?

Whose company did you use to enjoy?

Are you used to cold weather? What do
you like/hate about it?

Speak about somebody you didn´t use to
like much

Do you know anybody who is used to living
in a very big house?

Did you use to share your clothes with
your friends?

Do you know anybody who is getting used
to living away from home? Why?

Do you know anybody who used to work in
a bar?

Do you know a retired person who can´t
get used to having very little to do?

Do you know anybody who used to wear a
uniform at work?

Who is used to spending hours in front of
the computer in your house?

Did you use to take the same size two
years ago?

Do you know anybody who is getting used
to “Facebook” or “Twitter”?

Do you know anybody who used to have
long hair and who has cut it short now?

What kind of food can´t you get used to
eating?

Who would you phone every day when
you were a teenager?

Is any member of your family used to
babysitting for the little ones?

Who would you go out with a few years
ago?

Do you know anybody who is used to
having a very tight budget?