This grammar exercise tests your ability to use ‘used to’ correctly.
1. I am not used to …………………….. in cold climates.
a) live
b) living
c) Either could be used here
2. When we were kids, we ……………………. go swimming in the evenings.
a) were used to
b) used to
3. She used to ……………………. a lot.
a) write
b) writing
c) Either could be used here
4. I am not used to ………………….. on the left.
a) drive
b) driving
c) Either could be used here
5. I didn’t use to ………………….. fish or meat, but now I do.
a) eat
b) eating
c) Either could be used here
6. He quit his job in Saudi Arabia because he ……………………….. living in such a hot country.
a) did not use to
b) was not used to
c) did not used to
7. They are used to ………………….. in poverty.
a) live
b) living
c) Either could be used here
8. You will soon get used to ………………….. things on your own.
a) do
b) doing
9. First-time mothers often find it difficult to get used to ………………….. up in the middle of the night.
a) get
b) getting
10. I …………………… to like him, but now I do.
a) used not
b) didn’t used
c) use not
Answers
1. I am not used to living in cold climates.
2. When we were kids, we used to go swimming in the evenings.
3. She used to write a lot.
4. I am not used to driving on the left.
5. I didn’t use to eat fish or meat, but now I do.
6. He quit his job in Saudi Arabia because he was not used to living in such a hot country.
7. They are used to living in poverty.
8. You will soon get used to doing things on your own.
9. First-time mothers often find it difficult to get used to getting up in the middle of the night.
10. I used not to like him, but now I do.
