I ___________ (work) in a bank, but I changed my career and now I’m an architect.
What can you say?
I USED TO WORK in a bank, but I changed my career and now I’m an architect.
Which sentence is NOT correct? Why?
My grandmother would have long, fair hair.
We would go swimming every Friday.
We would go to the zoo every summer.
My grandmother would have long, fair hair. It's a sentence about the state of something.
My brother is always ______ late.
a) run
b) running
c) to run
running
This is a new machine and I _________ not ___________ it yet
This is a new machine and I AM not USED TO it yet
We ________ go to the cinema every week.
We USED TO go to the cinema every week.
You'll have to __________ (drive) on the left when you live in England.
What can you say? You're giving advice to your friend.
You'll have to GET USED TO DRIVING on the right when you live in England.
Which sentence(s) is/are correct? Why?
I'd like cabbage when I was young.
I used to like cabbage.
I liked cabbage when I was young.
The last two. You can't use would with a state verb such as "like".
If the train's delayed I ____ often just go wait in a cafe.
a) would
b) will
c) am
will
When you are in a foreign country, it’s often difficult to______________ the food
When you are in a foreign country, it’s often difficult to GET USED TO the food
I ______ use to ____ it, but I do now.
What's a good answer?
I DIDN'T use to LIKE it, but I do now.
I’ve been in France for a week and I _______ (eat) escargot.
It hasn't become normal yet. What do you say?
I’ve been in France for a week and I AM (still) NOT USED TO eating escargot.
or I haven't got used to eating. Other answers could be possible too.
When I was a child I ______ understand Spanish quite well.
a) would
b) used to
c) both are possible
b) used to (only)
I'll often believe in gravity, when I'm sitting in class.
Is this a good sentence?
NO. Don't use will/would to mean a routine with a STATE verb like BELIEVE.
It's hard to ________ losing a friend
It's hard to GET USED TO losing a friend.
I ________ (have) dinner at 6:00 PM. But now I eat much later.
USED TO HAVE DINNER
Are you ________ walking home after work?
What could you say here? You want to find out if it's normal for your friend.
Are you USED TO walking home after work?
What goes in the space?
My mum _____ my hair in the kitchen.
would use to cut
would cut
would to cut
would cut
a) My father will often work on Sundays. b) My father is always working on Sundays. c) My father works on Sundays.
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
all of them
GRAMMAR: What two forms can come after "get/be used to"?
Nouns and Verb+Ing(aka gerunds).
Where ______ you ____ (stay) when you were in Manchester?
Where DID you USE TO STAY (stay) when you were in Manchester.
What does this sentence mean?
I didn’t use to smoke.
I smoked in the past but now I don’t.
I smoke now, but I didn’t in the past.
I smoke now and I also smoked in the past.
I smoke now, but I didn’t in the past.
I ____ often eat pizza for breakfast when I was unemployed.
a) used to
b) would
c) ____
What option(s) is/are correct?
a) and b) are both ok.
a) 'll
b) 'm always
c) ___
Which of these options is/are correct?
a) and c)
She became a big star but never _____________ (live) in the limelight.
Give the best answer please!
She became a big star but never GOT USED TO LIVING in the limelight.
Some other answers are possible.
___ you ______ (live) round here? No I ______ (live) on the South Side.
Did you used to live round here? No I used to live on the South Side.