Complete the following sentences using one of the answer choices given below each question.
1I ............... smoke, but now I have stopped.
Wrong!
Use "used to" for a past habit that is no longer true.
2That auditorium ............... be a cinema.
Wrong!
Use "used to" for a past state that is no longer true.
3I ............... like opera, but now I don’t.
Wrong!
Use "used to" for a past feeling that is different now.
4I ............... like western music, but now I do.
Wrong!
After "didn't", use the base form in "didn't use to".
5I always ............... be afraid of the dark.
Wrong!
Use "used to" with "always" to describe a repeated past state.
6I ............... drive a big car.
Wrong!
After "didn't", the correct past-habit form is "didn't use to".
7I have lived in a big city for ten years, so I ............... the noise.
Wrong!
Use "am used to" to mean that something is now familiar or normal.
8It took me a long time to ............... living in the country.
Wrong!
Use "get used to" to describe the process of becoming familiar with something.
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- I used to smoke, but now I have stopped.
- That auditorium used to be a cinema.
- I used to like opera, but now I don’t.
- I didn’t use to like western music, but now I do.
- I always used to be afraid of the dark.
- I didn’t use to drive a big car.
- I have lived in a big city for ten years, so I am used to the noise.
- It took me a long time to get used to living in the country.