58779 used to

USED TO + BE / GET USED TO
Used to + Infinitive:
Be used to + Verb+ing:
Get used to + Verb+ing:

I used to play football.
I am used to playing football.
I am getting used to/ got used to playing football.

Exercise 1:
Circle the correct answers.
1. Are you ..................... e-mails to all your friends and family.
a. used to send
b. used to sending
2. When I was a child, I ..................... go swimming in the Lake District.
a. used to
b. am used to
3. I ..................... in front of many people. I am a teacher.
a. used to speak
b. am used to speaking
4. My grandmother ..................... one mile to go to school every day.
a. used to walk
b. is used to walking
5. I ..................... a cup of coffee after lunch. That's one of the things I really enjoy.
a. used to drink
b. am used to drinking
6. It was difficult for me to speak in French at first but I ..................... it now.
a. get used to
b. am used to
Exercise 2:
Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets (used to, be/get used to).

1. When I was a student, I _____________________ (work) in a restaurant called Marmalade

and Friends.
2. When I worked there, I _____________________ (go) to bed very late at night.
3.
It was difficult at first, but Mike soon _____________________
(work) at night.
4. I _____________________ (sit) in an office all day. I _____________________ (be) a
5.
6.
7.
8.

gardener.
Are you getting used to _____________________ (live) in your new flat?
David _____________________ (work) in Bristol but now he works in London.
She _____________________ (not fly) on her own. She is always terrified.
After her husband died, the old woman had to

_____________________ (live) on her own.
9. I _____________________ (eat) a lot of chocolate but now I am on a diet.