BLANCA & ERIKA REVISION

USED TO - TO BE / TO GET USED TO

I. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of used and the verb in brackets.
1. Caroline ________ (have) a walkman, now she has an ipod.
2. We haven't seen Bob very often since he got a promotion. He's very busy. He
_____________________(not be) so busy.
3. I've just got my first job. It's exciting but I'll have _______________________(work) regular hours.
4. It is difficult for Tom to drive in England. He ____________________ (drive) on the left-hand side of
the road.
5. When Peter was young, he ________________ (ride) a bicycle to school.
6. People from India usually find our food tasteless. They ________________________ (eat) spicy food.
7. Computers _____________ (be) very expensive. Now the prices are more reasonable.
8. English has become international. Businessmen ________________________ (speak) English at
international meetings.
9. During my childhood, I ________________ (spend) a lot of time with my grandparents.
10. Maria _________________ (think) that she would never ___________________ (live) in New York.
11. Tom______________ (take) the bus to go to work, now he walks.
12. Sending emails to my grandmother is difficult. She isn't _______________a computer.

2. Use the correct form of used to (didnt use to ; did ...use to ) V / get (got) used to Ving / be (am, is,
are) used to Ving
1. I ................................................(go) jogging three times a week when I lived in Italy. Now, I'm too busy
and can only jog once a week.
2. Janice .............................................(live) in New York, but moved to Seattle last year.
3. I .......................................(enjoy) having an espresso in the bar every morning when I lived in Italy.
4. ................you ..............................(take) the bus to work when you lived there?
5. They .......................................(not/ ask) so many questions!
6. We ...........................(spend) a lot of money on projects that didn't help the company.
7. They ...................................(ask) a lot of crazy questions that didn't seem to make any sense.
8. I ...........................................(get up) at nine o'clock every morning.
9. He ...............................(live) in San Francisco.
10. Mary .................................... to her new job.
11. We ......................................(not) to weather here in Seattle. We want to go home!
12. They .......................................(work) overtime.
13. She .................................(live) alone.
14. Sally ........................................................(spend) hours in front of the computer every day.
15. I .....................................................(eat) out for lunch.
16. Jack ...........................................................(change) jobs once every few years.
17. The children ... ............................................ to their new school.
TRANSLATE THE SENTENCES USING USED TO- BE USED TO & GET USED TO
1.- Cuando era pequea, sola jugar en la plaza por las tardes

2.- Ests acostumbrado a madrugar todos los das?

3.- Mi hermano no se acostumbrar al mal tiempo de Inglaterra

4.- Esta radio sola funcionar cuando la enchufaba ah.

5.- Es difcil pero nos estamos acostumbrando a la nueva profesora.

3.- COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING PRESENT, PAST AND PRESENT PERFECT (SIMPLE AND
CONTINUOUS)
1. What ______________________ (Helen, do) for the last two hours ? - She ______________________
(prepare) for next weeks meeting; she ______________________ (dust) the furniture now.
2. His sister ______________________ (be) in Australia six times and I ______________________ (be) there
only twice.
3. We ______________________ (live) in Johannesburg since World War II and so far we
______________________ (never, intend) to leave the country, but the situation ______________________
(recently turn) so bad that we ______________________ (decide) to go back to Austria.
4. We must wake her . She ______________________ (sleep) for 15 hours.
5. I ______________________ (write) a book about Japan. I ______________________ (just, finish).
6. How many customers ______________________ (Sally, call) last week ?
7. Some time ago Mr Pale ______________________ (ask) me to lend him some money.
8. Demonstrators ______________________ (block) the road for three hours.
9. When ______________________ (you, switch) on the light today ?
10. Could you go ? - I ______________________ (not can) answer the door because I
______________________ (have) a shower.
11. Who ______________________ (break) my ruler.
12. No, we ______________________ (not be) here before.

13. At present they ______________________ (have) no jobs.

14. Two men ______________________ (chat) in the middle of the road when suddenly a lorry
______________________ (turn) round the bend. The driver ______________________ (stop) in time.
15. The grass ______________________ (look) awful. Im sure you ______________________ (not cut ) it
since June.
16. We ______________________ (go) to the circus yesterday. We ______________________ (spend) a
wonderful time there. I ______________________ (like) the clowns best.
17. What ______________________ (you, want) me to do at our next meeting ?
18. ______________________ (You, know) how long these trees ______________________ (be) here ? - Yes,
they ______________________ (be) here since the end of the war.
19. What shall we do ? - The people ______________________ (get) very impatient.
20. ______________________ (You, not meet) Mr Temple yesterday ? - Why ______________________ (you
think) I ______________________ (meet) him ? - I ______________________ (see) him last Friday, but I
______________________ (not see) him since then.
21. Can you help me ? I______________________ (look) for a job.
22. You have a nice dog. How long ______________________ (you, have) it ?