Fill in the blanks.
1I ............... working so hard.
Wrong!
Use "am used to" before an -ing form to mean something is familiar or normal now.
2He ............... smoke a lot.
Wrong!
Use "used to" before the base verb "smoke" to talk about a past habit.
3I ............... worry a lot.
Wrong!
Use "used to" before the base verb "worry" to talk about a past habit or state.
4There ............... be a cinema in that corner.
Wrong!
Use "used to" before "be" to talk about a past state that is no longer true.
5We ............... go swimming every Saturday.
Wrong!
Use "used to" before the base verb "go" to talk about a regular past habit.
6I ............... living alone.
Wrong!
Use "am not used to" before an -ing form to mean something is not familiar or comfortable.
7I ............... like Western music, but now I do.
Wrong!
Use "didn't use to" before the base verb "like" for a past negative state that has changed.
8I ............... living in cold climates.
Wrong!
Use "am not used to" before an -ing form to mean something is not familiar or comfortable.
9I ............... read a lot when I was at university.
Wrong!
Use "used to" before the base verb "read" to talk about a past habit.
10Slowly I ............... living in a large city.
Wrong!
Use "got used to" before an -ing form to mean became familiar or comfortable with something.
11I ............... staying up so late.
Wrong!
Use "am not used to" before an -ing form to mean something is not familiar or comfortable.
Exercise complete
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Answers
- I am used to working so hard.
- He used to smoke a lot.
- I used to worry a lot.
- There used to be a cinema in that corner.
- We used to go swimming every Saturday.
- I am not used to living alone.
- I didn’t use to like Western music, but now I do.
- I am not used to living in cold climates.
- I used to read a lot when I was at university.
- Slowly I got used to living in a large city.
- I am not used to staying up so late.