Open the brackets using the constructions "used to", "be used to" or "get used to" anc the correct form of the following verb. European drivers find it difficult to ... (drive) on…
Open the brackets using the constructions "used to", "be used to" or "get used to" anc the correct form of the following verb. European drivers find it difficult to ... (drive) on the left when they visit Britain. See that building there? I ... (go) to school there, but now it's a factory. When I first arrived in this neighbourhood, I ... (live) in a house. I had always livec in apartment buildings. Working till 10 pm isn't a problem. I ... (finish) late. I did it in my last job too. I can't believe they are going to build an airport just two miles from our new house! I will ... (never) all that noise! What a nightmare. His father ... (smoke) twenty cigars a day - now he doesn't smoke at all! When I was a child I ... (ask) a lot of questions I live alone. It is not strange for me. I ... (live) alone. Tom is a doctor, so he ... (work) with sick people. Dave ... (walk) to school, but now he rides his bike.
To complete the sentences, we need to choose between the constructions "used to", "be used to", or "get used to" and the correct form of the verb in parentheses.
Let's go through each sentence:
European drivers find it difficult to ... (drive) on the left when they visit Britain.
- Answer: European drivers find it difficult to drive on the left when they visit Britain.
- Explanation: In this context, "European drivers find it difficult to drive" indicates that they are not used to driving on the left side of the road.
See that building there? I ... (go) to school there, but now it's a factory.
- Answer: See that building there? I used to go to school there, but now it's a factory.
- Explanation: "I used to go" implies that going to school there was a past routine.
When I first arrived in this neighborhood, I ... (live) in a house. I had always lived in apartment buildings.
- Answer: When I first arrived in this neighborhood, I was living in a house. I had always lived in apartment buildings.
- Explanation: "I was living" indicates the action that was in progress at a specific point in the past.
Working until 10 pm isn't a problem. I ... (finish) late. I did it in my last job too.
- Answer: Working until 10 pm isn't a problem. I used to finish late. I did it in my last job too.
- Explanation: "I used to finish" shows a past routine of finishing work late.
I will ... (never) all that noise! What a nightmare.
- Answer: I will never get used to all that noise! What a nightmare.
- Explanation: "I will never get used to" expresses that the noise will always remain difficult to tolerate.
His father ... (smoke) twenty cigars a day - now he doesn't smoke at all!
- Answer: His father used to smoke twenty cigars a day - now he doesn't smoke at all!
- Explanation: "His father used to smoke" describes a past habit that is no longer practiced.
When I was a child I ... (ask) a lot of questions.
- Answer: When I was a child I used to ask a lot of questions.
- Explanation: "I used to ask" implies a past behavior of frequently asking questions.
I live alone. It is not strange for me. I ... (live) alone.
- Answer: I live alone. It is not strange for me. I am used to living alone.
- Explanation: "I am used to" conveys the sense of being accustomed to the situation of living alone.
Tom is a doctor, so he ... (work) with sick people.
- Answer: Tom is a doctor, so he is used to working with sick people.
- Explanation: "He is used to working" indicates familiarity with the task of working with sick people.
Dave ... (walk) to school, but now he rides his bike.
- Answer: Dave used to walk to school, but now he rides his bike.
- Explanation: "Dave used to walk" refers to a previous means of getting to school that has now changed.
These answers should help you understand how to correctly use the constructions "used to", "be used to", or "get used to" with the appropriate verb forms in the given context.
