Fill in the blanks.
1I like football now, but I didn't ............... like it.
Wrong!
After "didn't", use the base form "use to" for a past habit or state.
2I find it hard to ............... living alone.
Wrong!
Use "get used to" to talk about becoming familiar with a new situation.
3It took me a while to ............... living in a large city.
Wrong!
Use "get used to" after "took me a while to" to describe becoming familiar with something.
4I ............... taking orders.
Wrong!
Use "am not used to" before a gerund to say that something is not familiar to you.
5I ............... go to the beach every evening when I was younger.
Wrong!
Use "used to" with a base verb for a past habit that is no longer true.
6Before I learned to drive, I ............... go to work by bus.
Wrong!
Use "used to" with a base verb to describe a past habit.
7She ............... working hard.
Wrong!
Use "is used to" before a gerund to say that something is familiar or normal for someone.
8It didn't take me a long time to get used to ............... in a foreign country.
Wrong!
After "get used to", use the gerund "living".
9He ............... work hard, but now he does.
Wrong!
Use "didn't use to" with a base verb for a past habit or state that is no longer true.
10We ............... go for long drives on the weekend.
Wrong!
Use "used to" with a base verb to talk about a past habit.
11I quit the job because I couldn't get used to ............... overtime.
Wrong!
After "get used to", use the gerund "working".
12He ............... smoke a lot.
Wrong!
Use "used to" with a base verb for a past habit.
Exercise complete
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- I like football now, but I didn’t use to like it.
- I find it hard to get used to living alone.
- It took me a while to get used to living in a large city.
- I am not used to taking orders.
- I used to go to the beach every evening when I was younger.
- Before I learned to drive, I used to go to work by bus.
- She is used to working hard.
- It didn’t take me a long time to get used to living in a foreign country.
- He didn’t use to work hard, but now he does.
- We used to go for long drives on the weekend.
- I quit the job because I couldn’t get used to working overtime.
- He used to smoke a lot.