EXERCISE (be.get used to, modalauxiliary verb)

EXERCISE
GRAMMAR: be used to/get used to – used to – model auxiliary verb – like/prefer

I. Fill in each gap with the correct forms of used to or be used to.
When I was young, I ______ go swimming every day.
The Sherpas _______ living among the high mountains.
Porters _______ carrying heavy loads and burdens.
When the lighthouse keeper first settled here, he _______ feel lonely, but now he _______ being alone for days.
Experienced mountaineers ________ breathing the thin air of the heights.
There ________ be many shipwrecks on these rocks.
You shouldn`t be so severe with the child. He (not) ________ being treated like that.
Numerous tribes of Indians _______ live on the shores of the Great Lakes in America.
Geologists ________ facing cold, rain and blizzards.
Jack _______ live in London, but he moved in 1980.
II. Put in used to + infinitive , be/ get used to + V-ing or be used for Use the verbs in brackets.
When I was a child. I ………………………… (dream) of being an astronaut.
I’m terribly nervous. I ………………………… (not/ speak) to a large audience.
It took us ages to …………………………… (live) in an apartment house.
Lots of trains …………………………… (stop) here, but not many do now.
Didn’t Nick …………………………… (work) on a building site?
I’ll have an orange juice, please. I……………… (not/ drink) alcohol.
When Laura was at college, she ……………… (have) a picture of Elvis Presley on her bedroom wall.
There …………………………… (be) a cinema here but it was knocked down a few years ago.
When she arrived in Britain, she ………………… (not/ drive) on the left, but she soon got used to it.
I …………………………… (live) in Finland, but now I live in France.
I …………………………… (sit) at this desk. I sit here every day.
I ……………………… (sit) in the back of the classroom, but now I prefer to sit in the front row.
People …………………………… (believe) the earth was flat.
Trains …………………………… (be) the main means of cross-continental travel. Today, most people take airplanes for long-distance travel.
Ms. Stanton’s job requires her to travel extensively throughout the world. She …………………… (travel) by plane.
III. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentence.
When I was a child, I …………………………… like ice-cream, but I don’t like it now.
A. am used to B. used to C. use D. am used for
Shampoo ………………………washing your hair.
A. is used to B. gets used to C. is used for D. uses
I ……………………………wearing glasses.
A. am used to B. used to C. use D. am used for
We live in the capital now but we ………………… live in a small village.
A. used to B. are used to C. use D. get used to
Gold …………………………… making jewelries.
A. gets used to B. uses C. used to D. is used for
The baby ………………………… getting up early.
A. used to B. don’t get used to C. is not used to D. is used for
Cheques and credit cards ………………………… storing wealth.
A. use B are used for C. used to D. get used to
Jack doesn’t smoke any more but he ……………………………… smoke 20 cigarettes a day.
A. uses B. is used to C. is used for D. used to
Money …………………………… buy food, furniture and other things.
A. is used for B. used to C. uses D. is used to
She usually …………………………… dictionary to find the meaning of difficult words.
A. is used to B. is used for C. used to D. uses
He ……………………………reading newspaper in the morning.
A. used to B. is used C. is used for D. gets used to
A raincoat …………………………… protecting us from rain.
A. is used to B. used to C. is used for D. uses
…………………………… eat sweet a lot when you were a child?
A. You used to B. Are you used to C. Did you use to D. Did you use