This grammar exercise tests your ability to use ‘used to’ correctly.
1I am not used to ............... in cold climates.
Wrong!
After "be used to", use a noun or gerund, so "living" is correct.
2When we were kids, we ............... go swimming in the evenings.
Wrong!
Use "used to" for a past habit, so "used to" is correct.
3She used to ............... a lot.
Wrong!
After "used to" for past habits, use the base verb, so "write" is correct.
4I am not used to ............... on the left.
Wrong!
After "be used to", use a noun or gerund, so "driving" is correct.
5I didn’t use to ............... fish or meat, but now I do.
Wrong!
After "didn't use to", use the base verb, so "eat" is correct.
6He quit his job in Saudi Arabia because he ............... living in such a hot country.
Wrong!
Use "was not used to" before a gerund to mean that something was unfamiliar or difficult.
7They are used to ............... in poverty.
Wrong!
After "be used to", use a noun or gerund, so "living" is correct.
8You will soon get used to ............... things on your own.
Wrong!
After "get used to", use a noun or gerund, so "doing" is correct.
9First-time mothers often find it difficult to get used to ............... up in the middle of the night.
Wrong!
After "get used to", use a gerund, so "getting" is correct.
10I ............... to like him, but now I do.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "used not" and "didn't use" can make the negative form of "used to" here.
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Answers
- I am not used to living in cold climates.
- When we were kids, we used to go swimming in the evenings.
- She used to write a lot.
- I am not used to driving on the left.
- I didn’t use to eat fish or meat, but now I do.
- He quit his job in Saudi Arabia because he was not used to living in such a hot country.
- They are used to living in poverty.
- You will soon get used to doing things on your own.
- First-time mothers often find it difficult to get used to getting up in the middle of the night.
- I used not / didn’t use to like him, but now I do.