Fill in the blanks.
1I am not ............... on the left.
Wrong!
After "be used to", use "used to driving" because "to" is a preposition followed by a gerund.
2She is ............... a lot of attention.
Wrong!
After "be used to", use "used to getting" because the meaning is being accustomed to something.
3I used ............... a lot of movies when I was younger.
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After "used" for a past habit, use "to watch" with the base verb.
4I am not ............... up late at night.
Wrong!
After "be used to", use "used to staying" because "to" is followed by a gerund.
5She is not ............... alone.
Wrong!
After "be used to", use "used to living" to mean accustomed to a situation.
6I wouldn't like to share my room. I ............... it to myself.
Wrong!
For something that feels normal now, use "am used to having" with a gerund.
7When I was at university, I used ............... a lot.
Wrong!
After "used" for a past habit, use "to read" with the base verb.
8They ............... own an apartment in the city, but they sold it a few months ago.
Wrong!
For a past state that is no longer true, use "used to" before the base verb.
9She ............... visit us every afternoon.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
For a repeated past action, "used to" and "would" are both correct before the base verb.
10There ............... be a cinema here, but it was demolished last year.
Wrong!
For past existence that is no longer true, use "used to" before "be".
11He is not ............... orders.
Wrong!
After "be not used to", use "used to taking" to mean not accustomed to something.
12We ............... live in a city, but now we live in a village.
Wrong!
For a past state that has changed, use "used to" before the base verb.
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- I am not used to driving on the left.
- She is used to getting a lot of attention.
- I used to watch a lot of movies when I was younger.
- I am not used to staying up late at night.
- She is not used to living alone.
- I wouldn’t like to share my room. I am used to having it to myself.
- When I was at university, I used to read a lot.
- They used to own an apartment in the city, but they sold it a few months ago.
- She used to / would visit us every afternoon.
- There used to be a cinema here, but it was demolished last year.
- He is not used to taking orders.
- We used to live in a city, but now we live in a village.