English Grammar Exercises – I’m used to doing and I used to do

1. Put the verbs into the correct form.

Dear Ruth,

Thanks very much for the lovely present you sent for Laurie. It was very kind of you. You say in your note that you haven’t got used to (1) …being…… (be) an aunt yet. I used to (2) …think…… (think) that becoming a father wouldn’t change me. I was wrong, of course! Life will never be the same again. We never used to (3) ……………………… (go) to bed before midnight, but now we’re asleep by ten because we’ve had to get used to (4) ……………………… (wake) up at five o’clock. Actually, in a way, that’s good. I always used to (5) ……………………… (arrive) late at the office, but since Laurie was born my colleagues have got used to (6) ……………………… (find) me hard at work by the time they arrive!

I should say, though, the change in our lives hasn’t been so easy for Jenny. At first she found it very hard on her own with Laurie. She wasn’t used to (7) ……………………… (spend) all day alone with a baby. But now she’s got to know a neighbour who also has a young baby and that helps. She used to (8) ……………………… (say) she’d go back to work when Laurie was six months, but now she’s used to (9) ……………………… (be) at home she’s beginning to enjoy herself, so she may wait until Laurie is a bit older.

Anyway, try to come and see us soon while Laurie is still small.

All the best,

Dennis