Fill in the blanks with used to or be used to.
Used to is used to talk about past habits. The negative form is didn’t use to.
Be used to is used to say that we are familiar with something. It is followed by an ing form.
1............... to watch a lot of movies when you were younger?
Wrong!
Use "Did you use" to ask about a past habit with used to.
2She ............... here very often.
Wrong!
Use "used to come" for a past habit that is no longer true or no longer regular.
3I ............... under pressure.
Wrong!
Use "am not used to working" to say that working under pressure is not familiar or comfortable.
4He ............... volunteer in his local community.
Wrong!
Use "used to" before the base verb to describe a past habit.
5I soon ............... up in the middle of the night.
Wrong!
Use "got used to waking" to describe becoming accustomed to waking at that time.
6I ............... to go there.
Wrong!
Use "didn't use" before to and the base verb in the negative form of used to.
7............... to read a lot?
Wrong!
Use "Did you use" to ask about a past habit with used to.
8I ............... night shifts.
Wrong!
Use "am used to working" to say that working night shifts is familiar or normal for you.
9I have lived in a big city for several years, so now I ............... the noise and pollution.
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Use "am used to" to say that the noise and pollution are now familiar.
10Were you used to ............... long hours?
Wrong!
Use "working" after be used to because to is a preposition here.
11............... you use to work on weekends?
Wrong!
Use "Did" to form a question about a past habit with use to.
12I ............... to eat vegetables. Now I do.
Wrong!
Use "didn't use" before to and the base verb to describe a past habit that has changed.
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- Did you use to watch a lot of movies when you were younger?
- She used to come here very often.
- I am not used to working under pressure.
- He used to volunteer in his local community.
- I soon got used to waking up in the middle of the night.
- I didn’t use to go there.
- Did you use to read a lot?
- I am used to working night shifts.
- I have lived in a big city for several years, so now I am used to the noise and pollution.
- Were you used to working long hours?
- Did you use to work on weekends?
- I didn’t use to eat vegetables. Now I do.