Exercise 1
Find and correct the mistake in each sentence.
a When I was a child, I didn't used to believe in Father Christmas.
b Would you have long hair when you were younger?
c Did you used to watch a lot of TV?
d I usedn’t to like classical music but I love it now.
e Are you getting used to live in the city now you’ve moved?
f We’d often to go to look for shells on the beach.
g Do you use to play any sports when you were at school?
h My brother used to frightening me with horrible spiders.
i Francis would always know he’d be famous one day.
j Don’t worry about the noise, I used to it.
Exercise 2
Choose the best option.
When I was a boy, I a used to be/was being crazy about football. I b would want/wanted to go to every match - in fact I even started my own football team. I c would be/was the captain, of course, and my friend, Harry, was the goalie because he was taller than I was. We d didn't/wouldn't have many players but there were a few. Harry e use to/used to believe that one day we'd both be professional football players but of course that never happened.
Exercise 3
Choose the correct option, A or B.
a ………………….. have blonde hair?
A Didn't you use to B Are you used to
b When I was a teenager, I ………………….. watch TV all the time.
A was used to B used to
c Pete soon ………………….. travelling between home and work.
A got used to B used to
d ………………….. living in the country after living in New York?
A Did you use to B Are you getting used to
e As a child, she ………………….. dream of living in a castle.
A would B is used to
f l ………………….. getting up early so I didn't mind starting work at seven.
A used to B was used to
g We ………………….. eat fish but now we have it two or three times a week.
A weren't used to B never used to
h Dad ………………….. get a lot of headaches. Now he doesn't.
A was used to B used to
i Do you think we ………………….. living in London?
A 'II get used to B used to
j The child ren ………………….. often play hide-and-seek in the woods.
A got used to B would
k My sister ………………….. be a teacher. Now she's a painter.
A got used to B used to
Answers
Read the note to find out why.
1
a used use -> B
b Would you Did you/Did you use to -> F
c used use -> C
d usedn’t to didn’t use to/used not to -> B
e live living -> H
f to go go -> E
g Do did -> C, D
h frightening frighten -> A
i would … know used to know/(always) knew -> F
j used am used -> A
2
a used to be -> D
b wanted -> F
c was -> F
d didn't -> F
e used to -> A
3
a A b B c A d B
e A f B g B h B
i A j B k B
Notes
A
Form the affirmative of used to with subject + used to + base form of the verb.
B
Form the negative of used to with subject + didn't use to + base form. You can also use subject + used not to or never used to + base form of the verb.
C
Form the interrogative of used to with did + subject + use to + base form of the verb.
D
Use used to for things that happened in the past but don't happen now.
E
Use would + base form of the verb. Don't use the infinitive or an -ing form.
F
Use would for past repeated actions or habits. Don't use would with state verbs.
G
Use be used to + noun or -ing form to say that someone or something is familiar to you.
H
Use get used to + noun or -ing form to say that someone or something is becoming familiar to you.
Review
Used to, would, be used to, get used to
Used to
- You form the affirmative of used to with subject + used to + base form of the verb. Don't use the infinitive or an -ing form.
We used to live in Brussels.
NOT We used to to live in Brussels.
We used to living in Brussels.
- You form the negative with subject + didn't use to + base form of the verb. You can also use subject + used not to or never used to + base verb. Don't use usedn't to.
I didn't use to like coffee. OR I used not to like/I never used to like coffee.
NOT I usedn't to like coffee.
- You form the interrogative with did + subject + use to + base form of the verb.
Did you use to have long hair?
- You use used to for things that happened in the past but don't happen now.
I used to smoke. Pete used to play the piano.
(But I don't now.) (But he doesn't any more.)
Would
- You use would + base form of the verb. Don't use the infinitive or an -ing form.
The children would collect stones and shells on the beach every summer.
NOT The children would to collect… The children would collecting…
- You use would for past repeated actions or habits. Don't use would with state verbs. Use the past simple or used to instead.
I would often go to see my old history teacher.
NOT I would have long hair... We would know each other well…
Be/get used to
- You use be used to to say that someone or something is familiar to you. You can use be used to in the present and the past. Use a noun or an -ing form after be used to.
I'm used to getting up early in the morning. (I do it often.)
I was used to working long hours in my last job. (I often worked long hours.)
- You use get used to to say that someone or something is becoming familiar to you. You can use get used to with all tenses. Use a noun or an -ing form after get used to.
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