Used to
Complete the sentence:
I __________ (smoke) 20 cigarettes a day, but I quit last year.
used to smoke
Complete the sentence:
Every summer, we __________ (visit) my grandmother in the village.
Answer: would visit
Complete the sentence:
I'm still __________ (get used to) waking up at 5 a.m.
Answer: getting used to
"When I was young, I would have long hair."
Answer: ❌ → "When I was young, I used to have long hair." (state — cannot use "would")
I __________ (get used to / used to) hate mushrooms, but now I love them.
Answer: used to
Choose the correct option:
We __________ (used to live / would live) in a small flat when I was a child.
used to live (for states/situations, not actions)
True or False?
"Would" can be used for past states (like having a house or being tall).
Answer: ❌ False — only for repeated actions
Choose the correct form:
Don't worry, you __________ (will get used to / will used to) the noise after a while.
Answer: will get used to
"He didn't used to like coffee, but now he loves it."
Answer: ❌ → "He didn't use to like coffee, but now he loves it."
It took me six months to __________ (get used to / used to) living alone.
Answer: get used to
Make this sentence negative:
She used to like spicy food.
She didn't use to like spicy food.
Choose the correct option:
When I was a kid, I __________ (would have / used to have) a bicycle.
Answer: used to have (state — cannot use "would")
Complete with the correct form:
After living in Canada for a year, he finally __________ (get used to) the cold weather.Answer: got used to
Answer: got used to
"I am getting used to wake up early for my new job."
Answer: ❌ → "I am getting used to waking up early for my new job." (gerund after "get used to")
When we were kids, we __________ (would / used to) spend every holiday at the beach.
Answer: would or used to (both possible — repeated action)
Turn into a question:
He used to play football every weekend.
Did he use to play football every weekend?
Rewrite using "would":
My dad always told us stories before bed.
Answer: My dad would always tell us stories before bed.
Make a sentence:
she / not / get used to / drive on the left / yet
Answer: She hasn't got used to driving on the left yet.
"Would you to go to the beach when you lived in Spain?"
Answer: ❌ → "Did you use to go to the beach when you lived in Spain?" or "Would you go to the beach..." (no "to" after would)
She __________ (not / be used to) working such long hours — she's exhausted.
Answer: isn't used to
Correct or wrong? If wrong, fix it:
"I used to waking up early when I had a job."
❌ Wrong → "I used to wake up early when I had a job."
Correct or wrong? If wrong, fix it:
"We would live in London for ten years."
Answer: ❌ Wrong → "We lived in London for ten years." or "We used to live in London." (cannot use "would" for states)
Explain the difference in meaning:
a) I used to work from home.
b) I'm used to working from home.
c) I'm getting used to working from home.
Answer:
a) Past habit — I no longer work from home.
b) Present — it's normal for me now.
c) Process — it's becoming normal, but not yet comfortable.
"There used to be a cinema here, but they demolished it last year. We would go there every Saturday."
Correct! (both sentences are fine)
Correct or wrong? If wrong, fix it:
"I'm not used to get up so early, but I'll manage."
Answer: ❌ Wrong → "I'm not used to getting up so early, but I'll manage."