Fill in the blanks.
1. I am not used to ............................. late hours.
The to in be used to is a preposition. We use ing forms after prepositions.
2. He used to ............................. a lot.
We use an infinitive after used to.
3. I used to ………………………… pop music, but now I don’t.
We use an infinitive after used to.
4. When we were children, we used to ………………………… a lot of time playing hide and seek.
We use an infinitive after used to.
5. I …………………………… be afraid of spiders.
We use used to to talk about things that happened at an earlier stage of our life.
6. You used not to eat meat, ………………………….?
Used is not used in questions tags. Instead we use did.
7. When I was in Mumbai, I ………………………….. visit my grandparents every month.
We use used to to talk about things that happened at an earlier stage of our life.
8. I ………………………… my grandparents twice last month.
We do not use used to to simply say how many times something happened.
9. I ………………………………. a big car, but now I do.
We use didn’t use to to talk about something we hadn’t done in the past.
10. I …………………………………… a big car so I was scared.
If you aren’t used to doing something, it is not familiar to you.
11. It took me quite some time to get used to ………………………….. in a big city.
We use an ing form after get used to.
12. Little by little, she …………………………….. her new family.
Answers
1. I am not used to working late hours.
2. He used to smoke a lot.
3. I used to hate pop music, but now I don’t.
4. When we were children, we used to spend a lot of time playing hide and seek.
5. I used to be afraid of spiders.
6. You used not to eat meat, did you?
7. When I was in Mumbai, I used to visit my grandparents every month.
8. I visited my grandparents twice last month.
9. I didn’t use to drive a big car, but now I do.
10. I wasn’t used to driving a big car so I was scared.
11. It took me quite some time to get used to living in a big city.
12. Little by little, she became used to / got used to her new family.
