Habitual Behavior
Rewrite the sentence using the word TEND: British people usually drink tea rather than coffee.
British people tend to drink tea rather than coffee.
Complete the sentence: She's a nurse, so she is used to __________ (see) sick people.
seeing
Complete the sentence: I can't help __________ (smile) when I see my old family photos.
smiling
Complete the sentence: The later you go to bed, the __________ (tired) you will feel tomorrow.
tireder / more tired
Turn the verb into a noun: The international __________ (COMPETE) is usually organised in a different country every year.
competition
Choose the correct option: We would/used to live in Shoreham-by-Sea when I was a child.
used to (because 'would' cannot be used for past states, only past habits/actions)
What is the meaning of the phrase: "I can't get used to the heat"?
I cannot become accustomed to the heat / it's not becoming normal for me.
Complete the sentence with correct forms: When I suggested __________ (go) skiing, they arranged __________ (meet) at seven.
going / to meet
Fill in the gaps to make the sentences identical in meaning: a) Our television is almost as big as a double bed! b) Our television is almost the __________ size __________ a double bed!
same / as
Turn the verb into a noun (mind the plural!): It's a great way for the public to learn about the latest __________ (DEVELOP) in robot technology.
developments
Correct the grammatical mistake in this sentence: I didn't used to like cheese when I was a kid.
I didn't use to like cheese. (remove the 'd' after didn't)
Put the words in the correct order to form a sentence: school / Lucy / used / to / a bike / get / to / use / to
Lucy used to use a bike to get to school.
Complete the sentence: At first my parents refused __________ (let) me go to the party, but I kept __________ (ask).
to let / asking
Choose the correct modifier: I don't study nearly as much/many as I should to pass the First exam.
much
Give the correct noun forms for the verbs OBJECT and CONVERT.
objection / conversion
Complete the sentence with a past habit structure: My father __________ (read) to me every night when I was a young boy.
would read / would often read
Complete the gap: After I retired, I had to get used to __________ (not have) to wake up early every morning.
not having
Key Word Transformation. Complete using HELP (max 5 words): It's impossible for me not to laugh when he starts singing. -> I can't ____________________ when he starts singing.
help laughing
Key Word Transformation. Complete using MOST (max 5 words): I've never owned such a stylish phone as the one I have now. -> The ____________________ I've ever owned is the one I have now.
most stylish phone
Turn the adjective into a noun: It wasn't the model laptop itself that caused her to smile, but the __________ (THICK) of it.
thickness
Key Word Transformation. Complete the second sentence so it means the same as the first, using RARE (max 5 words): Anna rarely gets less than 70 percent in her exams. -> It ____________________ get less than 70 percent in her English exams.
is rare for Anna to / 's rare for Anna to
Choose the correct forms: It's hard at first, but you will soon be/get used to look/looking after the twins.
get / looking
Key Word Transformation. Complete using FEEL (max 5 words): I really don't want to go out this evening. -> I really don't ____________________ out this evening.
feel like going
Combine the ideas into one sentence using a parallel increase structure (The more..., the...): If I have a lot of screen time in the evening, it takes me a long time to get to sleep.
The more screen time I have in the evening, the longer it takes me to get to sleep.
Form correct nouns from the words in brackets: Aunt Gwen's __________ (GENEROUS) was unquestionable, but her present-buying __________ (DECIDE) were not always the best.
generosity / decisions