9. There ……. a stadium in the town but now there isn’t.
A. use to be B. was used to C. is used to D. used to be
10. She didn’t use to…… in the fatory.
A. work B. woking C. to work D. worked
11. Did you ……… to the cinema when you lived in London?
A. used to go B. were used to go C. use to go D. were used to going
12. I ……… stay up late watching TV last year but now I don’t.
A. be used to B. used to C. get used to D. be used for
II. Find mistake in sentence and correct it.
Choose the letter A, B, C, D for each gap in the following sentence.
1. People _________ think that the earth was flat
A. is used to
B. used to
C. are used to
D. didn’t use to
2. He intends ________ her grandparents in Ho Chi Minh city next week.
A. visit B. to visit
C. visiting D. visited
3. She asked her children ________ playing that game.
A. to stop B. stop
C. stopped D. stopping
4. My father likes _________ in the morning.
A. work B. working
C. worked D. works
5. He hates waiting ________ someone else for long time.
A. to B. with
C. for D. of
6. He will travel to England ________ February this year.
A. in B. on
C. at D. between
**Exercise 7: Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets: used to + V or
simple past. (1)
1. I (see) .................. Marcus at the library working hard. He told me to say hello to you.
2. She (be) ....................... a lot happier, but then she lost her job.
3. There (be) ....................... three restaurants in this town, but two closed down
leaving only one.
4. If you look over there, you can see the field where they (fight) ....................... the
Battle of Harris Hill in 1509.
5. Did you (take) ....................... a lot of photos when you were in Moscow last year?
6. How many hours a day did you (go) ....................... to school when you were ten?
7. Children never (talk) ....................... so aggressively to their parents. It’s terrible!
8. Soldiers (build) ....................... this bridge near the end of the Second World War.
9. Your mother (have) ............................... a Yorkshire Terrier when she was a young
girl, didn’t she?
10. When I was five, I (be) ....................... able to do incredible gymnastics. Now I can’t
even touch my toes.
Exercise 8: Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.
1. Astronauts ................. in their spaceship, but they frequently work outside now.
A. were used to stay B. used to stay
C. were staying D. had used to stay
2. People ................. that the earth is round before.
A. were not used to believe B. used to believing
C. would not use to believe D. did not use to believe
3. Tuberculosis ................. incurable before.
A. use to be thought B. used to be thought
C. used to think D. use to think
4. Formerly babies ................. of whooping cough.
A. have died B. used to die
C. would die D. both B and C
5. These city girls are used ................. in the field.
A. to work B. used to lie
C. would like D. to working
6. Newton ................. scientific books when being a boy.
A. used to read B. has read
C. had read D. bad been reading
7. I am sorry I am not ................. fast.
A. used to drive B. used to driving
C. use to drive D. use to driving
8. Frank used to work in a small shop. He .................
A. doesn’t any more B. still does
C. is now D. had never done anything else
9. I ................. in Jakarta. I’ve lived here all my life.
A. am used to living B. used to living
C. use to live D. am used to live
10. Jane ................. for the telephone company, but now she has a job at the post office.
A. used to working B. used to work
C. is used to working D. am used to work
Exercise 9: Reorder the words to make correct sentences.
1. is/ to/ it/ from/ How far/ the hospital?/ the park
2. is/ from/ three/ It/ here./ kilometers
3. it/ the/ Is/ to/ the/ far/ library?/ from/ supermarket
4. is/ National Museum?/ the/ Where
5. is/ The National Park/ from/ kilometers/ the University./ five
6. is/ to/ 200/ It/ from/ Nghe An/ nearly/ Hanoi./ kilometers
7. offices/ near/ Is/ post/ any/ here?/ there
8. here/ It/ from/ is/ minute/ walk/ to/ five/ the/ parking lot./ just / a
9. is/ row/ from/ the first/ to/ second/ the/ centimeters/ row./ It/ 30
10. house/ My/ so/ is/ school,/ I/ walk./ my/ near
1. My brother__________ his leg in a car accident when he was 20.
a. used to breaking b. used to break c. didn’t used to break d. use to break
2. I ____________ a lot when I was younger.
a. use to swim b. used to swim c. used to swimming d. didn't used to swim
3. He _______several books a month, but he doesn't have time any more.
a. usually read b. used to read c. used to reading d. didn't used to read
4. Critic say Midnight Run is a must –see ___________ it is funny and exciting.
A. Although B. because C. however D. therefore
5. ___________ an all- star cast, Hotel Artemis was a total box- office failure.
A. Because of B. Although C. Despite D. In spite
6. At 3 o’clock tomorrow afternoon, I …………..the meeting on Climate Change.
A. attended B. have attended C. will be attended D. will be attending
7. Solar and wind …………..instead of fossil fuels within 20 years?
A. are used B. will be used C. will use D. will be using
8. Solar panels ……………….outdoors to capture sunlight and transform it into electricity.
A. will place B. will be placing C. will be placed D. will have placed
9 ._____________home is located downtown, so it’s close to my work.
a. Mine b. Ours c. Our d. We
4. These suitcases belong to you and your wife. These suitcases are .
a. yours b. your’s c. hers d. ours
5. The teacher told the children to open books.
a. their b. theirs c. their’s d. his
6. Id like you to meet Rita. She’s a great friend of .
a. us b. our c. ours d. me
7. Your travel plans sound just as exciting as________________!
a. I b. me c. my d. mine
11. I_____ in Jakarta. I've lived here all my life.
A. am used to living
B. used to living
C. use to live
D. am used to live
12. Jane_____ for the telephone company, but now she has a job at the post office.
A. used to working
B. used to work
C. is used to working
D. am used to work
13. This work doesn’t bother me. I _____ hard. I've worked hard all my life.
A. used to working
B. used to work
C. am used to working
D. am used to work
14. Dick_____ a moustache, but he doesn't any more. He shaved it off because his wife didn't like it.
A. used to having
B. is used to having
C. was used to having
D. used to have
15. When I was a child, I _____ anyone 40 was old.
A. used to think
B. was used to thinking
C. used to thinking
D. was used to think
1. 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
2. Shampoo washing your hair.
A. is used to B. gets used to C. is used for D. uses
3. I ____________ wearing glasses.
A. am used to B. used to C. use D. am used for
4. We are living in the capital now but we ________live in a small village.
A. used to B. are used to C. use D. get used to
5. Gold making jewelries.
A. gets used to B. uses C. used to D. is used for
6. Cheques and credit cards storing wealth.
A. used to B. don’t get used to C. is not used to D. is used for
7. The baby getting up early.
A. used to B. don’t get used to C. is not used to D. is used for
8. Jack doesn’t smoke anymore but he smoke 20 cigarettes a day.
A. uses B. is used to C. is used for D. used to
9. Money buy food, furniture and other things.
A. is used for B. used to C. uses D. is used to
10. She usually dictionary to find the meaning of difficult words.
A. is used to B. is used for C. used to D. Uses
Exercise 3: Underline the mistake in each sentence and correct them.
1. He used to being fat but now he's thin
2. He isn't used to work in these bad conditions.
3. How did you getting used to working in the middle of this mess.
4. Did you used to write poems when you were young?
5. I need some time to be get used to living in this town.
6. Sting was used to be a teacher before he became a famous singer.
7. I'm not used to wash linen by hand.
8. She'll get used to be living in the extremely cold winter of Siberia.
9. My mother didn't use to drinking much coffee. But now she has become addicted to it.
10. There did used to be a lot of trees in this court yard. They have all been cut down.
1. My mum …………..the bus to work every morning.
A. takes B. goes
C. does D. runs
2. Before the new system of traffic control, there……….be more accidents.
A. use to B. used to
C. is used to D. was used to
3. Traffic accidents can be prevented if people……….the rules.
A. remember B. obey
C. go after D. take care of
4. In spite of having a happy……….., the film begins with a terrible disaster.
A. ending B. acting
C. opening D. setting
5. I had to stand in the balcony to catch the whole…………of the parade.
A. view B. picture
C. sight D. vision
6. The end of the film was so……
A. moved B. moving
C. movev D. movable
7. Everybody attends the festival just……………fun.
A. with B. for
C. in D. of
8. On each Thanksgiving, families and friends…………….to have a feast.
A. met B. arrive
C. appear D. gather
Correct the mistake in each sentence.
1. I am used to drive on the left because I've ived in London for a long time
2. He weren't used to working at night
3. He will soon get used to wear glasses
4. I'm not use to sitting in the office all day
5. It took my brother two weeks to being used to sleeping alone at night
E
XERCISE
1.
Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences
.
1. Astronauts
______
in their spaceship, but they frequently work outside now.
A. were used to stay
B. used to stay
C. were staying
D. had
used to stay
2. People
______
that the earth is round before.
A. were not used to believe
B. used to believing
C. would not use to believe
D. did not use to believe
3. Tuberculosis
______
incurable before.
A. use to be though
t
B. used to be thought
C. used to think
D. use to think
4. Formerly babies
______
of whooping cough.
A. have died
B. used to die
C. would die
D. both B and C
5. These city g
irls are used
______
in the field.
A. to work
B. used to lie
C. would like
D. to working
6. Newton
______
scientific books when a boy.
A. used to read
B. has read
C. had read
D. had been reading
7. I am
sorry I am not
______
fast.
A. used to drive
B. used to driving
C. use to drive
D. use to driving
8. Frank used to work in a small shop. He
______.
A. doesn't any more
B. still does
C. is now
D. had never done anything else
9. Roy Trenton u
sed to work in a small shop. He
______.
A. is driving it
B. doesn’t drive it any more
C. likes it
D. didn’t like it
10. Roy Trenton use to drive a taxi. This means he
______.
A. use to lie
B. used live
C. used to living
D.
used to live
11. I
______
in Jakarta. I've lived here all my life.
A. am used to living
B. used to living
C. use to live
D. am used to live
12. Jane
______
for the telephone company, but now she has a job at the post office.
A. used to working
B. used to work
C. is used to working
D. am used to work
13. This work doesn’t bother me. I
______
hard. I've worked hard all my life.
A. used to working
B. used to work
C. am used to working
D. am used to work
14. Dick
______
a moustache, but
he doesn't any more. He shaved it off because his wife didn't like it.
A. used to having
B. is used to having
C. was used to having
D. used to have
15. When I was a child, I
______
anyone 40 was old.
A. used to think
B. was used to thinki
ng
C. used to thinking
D. was used to think
EXERCISE
2
.
Fill in the blank with “use, used to, be used to, or be used for”
:
1. I often
______
this pen to write my lessons.
2. I
______
love Ann but now she gets on my nerves.
3. There
______
be a
tree in front of my house.
4. They
______
a
computer to do the most complicated calculations.
5. These bricks
______
Building a new s
chool
.
6. That knife
______
cut oranges.
7. American women
______
being independent.
8. Cheques and credit cards
______
storing
wealth.
9. It took me a long time to
______
wearing glasses.
10. Metal and paper
______
making money.
EXERCISE
3
.
Write a sentence for each of the following using used to or didn’t use to
.
1. When Barbara was
i
n
I
taly, she stayed with an Italian
family.
2. I quite like drinking coffee in the morning, although I wasn’t keen on it when I was younger
3. We seem to have lost interest in our work.
4. I don’t mind travelling by train now.
5. I went to the church when I was a child.
6. Since we’ve
lived in the countryside, we’ve been much happier.
7. Mr.
Michel grew tulips but he doesn’t any more.
6. I am……………..for myself.
· used to cook
· used to cooking
· use to cook
7. Her son is…………television for five hours a day.
· used to watch
· used to watching
· used watch
8. I……………….a big chocolate cake a day but I stopped three years ago.
· used to eat
· used to eating
· used eat
9. I am…………..a cup of coffee in the morning.
· used drink
· use drinking
· used to drinking
10. Peter……………a bike, now he has a car.
· used to having
· used to have
· used having