Used to, be used to & get used to worksheet
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Name: ____________________ Date: ____________________
Choose the form describing a former habit: As a child, I ___ to school, but now I take the bus.
am used to walking / used to walk / get used to walk
My answer: ________________________________________
My early shift is normal for me now. I am used to ___ at six.
wake / woke / waking
My answer: ________________________________________
The new timetable still feels strange, but each week it becomes easier. I am ___ it.
getting used to / used to have / used to get
My answer: ________________________________________
Choose the standard written question about a former habit.
Did you used to revise here? / Were you use to revise here? / Did you use to revise here?
My answer: ________________________________________
Which sentence says working alone is familiar to the speaker now?
I used to work alone. / I am used to working alone. / I am getting used to working alone.
My answer: ________________________________________
I ___ live in a small village, but now I live in a city.
get used to / used to / am used to
My answer: ________________________________________
She is used to ___ early.
getting up / get up / got up
My answer: ________________________________________
It took time to get used to ___ on the left.
drive / drove / driving
My answer: ________________________________________
Did you ___ play tennis at school?
be used to / use to / used to
My answer: ________________________________________
“I am getting used to the noise” means what?
The noise is becoming more familiar. / The noise existed only in the past. / The speaker is making noise.
My answer: ________________________________________
Answer key & explanations
- used to walk — Used to walk describes a past routine that changed. Am used to walking describes familiarity now, not the old routine.
- waking — After be used to, to is a preposition, so use the -ing form waking.
- getting used to — Getting used to describes the process of adapting. It is becoming easier, rather than already feeling normal.
- Did you use to revise here? — After did, use the base form use: Did you use to revise here? This asks about the old habit, not familiarity.
- I am used to working alone. — Am used to describes an established state of familiarity. Used to describes a former habit; getting used to describes adaptation still in progress.
- used to — Used to plus base verb describes a past state that has changed.
- getting up — Be used to means be accustomed to; to is a preposition followed by -ing here.
- driving — Get used to describes becoming accustomed to something and takes -ing after to.
- use to — After did, use the base form use in this standard written question.
- The noise is becoming more familiar. — Getting used to describes the process of adjustment, not a finished past habit.
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- Describe a past habit
- Explain what feels familiar now
- Describe the process of adapting