Unit 5. The media

Used to and get used to + -ing form
I. Put in used to + infinitive or be / get used to +-ing form. Use the verbs in brackets.
1. When I was a child. I …………..( dream ) of being an astronaut.
2. I’m terribly nervous. I ……………( not / speak ) to a large audience.
3. It took us ages to …………..( live ) in a block of flat.
4. Lots of trains……………..( stop ) here, but not many do now.
5. Didn’t Nick ………………( work ) on a building site ?
6. I’ll have an orange juice, please I ………………( not / drink ) alcohol.
7. David doesn’t seem to mind being in hospital. I suppose he ……….( be ) there.
8. When Laura was at college, she ……………( have ) a picture of Elvis Presley on her bedroom wall.
9. We …………….( live ) in a small village but now we live in London.
10. I feel very full after that meal. I ………………( eat ) so much .
11. I …………….(.have ) a car but I sold it a few month ago.
12. There …………( be ) a cinema here but it was but it was knocked down a few years ago.
13. In the old days we ……………….( not have ) electrcity and things …………….( be) different from the way they are now.
14. After her husband died, the old woman had to ……………..( live ) on her own.
15. Most visitors to Britain………………..( not / drive ) on the left.
II. Rewrite these sentences, using used to or a suitable tense of be ( not ) used to.
1. John still finds the cold weather difficult.
2. Did you go to church on Sundays when you were young ?
3. When Barbara was in Italy, she stayed with an Italian family.
4. It is Christ’s habit to drive to work everyday.
5. Mr. Michael grew tulips but he doesn’t any more.
6. I can’t do without fresh coffee. I drink it everyday.
7. My mother works in a modern office, but she finds it strange to use a computer.
8. Archie didn’t fight with Lulu in the past.
9. Frank lives alone. He doesn’t mind this because he has lived alone for 15 years.
10. I find it difficult to get up early.