Fill in the blanks with used to, be used to, get used to or would.
1I ............... to read a lot, but now I don't read much.
Wrong!
Use "used" for a past habit that is no longer true.
2I ............... to like football; now, I do.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "didn't use" and "used not" can make a correct negative sentence here.
3............... you watch a lot of films these days?
Wrong!
Use "Do" to ask about a present habit with the base verb.
4............... watch a lot of films when you were younger?
Wrong!
Use "Did you use to" to ask about a past habit.
5There ............... many small shops on this street.
Wrong!
Use "used to be" to say something existed regularly or was true in the past.
6I ............... very long hair when I was a child.
Wrong!
Use "used to have" for a past state or possession that is no longer true.
7I ............... eat meat. I no longer do.
Wrong!
Use "used to" before a base verb to describe a past habit that has stopped.
8I was not used to ............... nights.
Wrong!
After "was not used to", use the gerund "working".
9I soon ............... her little ways.
Wrong!
Use "got used to" to describe becoming comfortable with something.
10There ............... a tall tree in that corner. It fell down during the last storm.
Wrong!
Use "used to be" to describe something that existed in the past but does not exist now.
11I used to ............... sing very well when I was young.
Wrong!
Use "be able to" after "used to" to talk about a past ability.
12When I moved abroad, I felt terribly lonely. I was not used to ............... alone.
Wrong!
After "was not used to", use the gerund "living".
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- I used to read a lot, but now I don’t read much.
- I didn’t use / used not to like football; now, I do.
- Do you watch a lot of films these days?
- Did you use to watch a lot of films when you were younger?
- There used to be many small shops on this street.
- I used to have very long hair when I was a child.
- I used to eat meat. I no longer do.
- I was not used to working nights.
- I soon got used to her little ways.
- There used to be a tall tree in that corner. It fell down during the last storm.
- I used to be able to sing very well when I was young.
- When I moved abroad, I felt terribly lonely. I was not used to living alone.