USED TO / BE USED TO EXERCISE 1 (ESL)
B1–B2 · IntermediateUseful for:✓ Cambridge B2/C1
Used to followed by a base verb describes a past habit or state; be used to means being accustomed to something and can be followed by an -ing form. See if you can tell the two structures apart.
Choose the correct form — used to or be used to — to complete each sentence.
1. I ________ speak French, but I no longer do.
That's right! Well done!Sorry, that is incorrect. Please try again.
2. We ________ his long speeches.
That's right! Well done!Sorry, that is incorrect. Please try again.
3. Peter ________ smoke before he got married.
That's right! Well done!Sorry, that is incorrect. Please try again.
4. My sister ________ work as a legal assistant.
That's right! Well done!Sorry, that is incorrect. Please try again.
5. My parents ________ living abroad.
That's right! Well done!Sorry, that is incorrect. Please try again.
6. My parents ________ live abroad.
That's right! Well done!Sorry, that is incorrect. Please try again.
7. You ________ go to Fairfax High School?
That's right! Well done!Sorry, that is incorrect. Please try again.
8. I ________ the noise in this neighborhood.
That's right! Well done!Sorry, that is incorrect. Please try again.
9. You ________ getting what you want.
That's right! Well done!Sorry, that is incorrect. Please try again.
10. That doctor ________ work at another hospital.
That's right! Well done!Sorry, that is incorrect. Please try again.
11. You ________ work harder.
That's right! Well done!Sorry, that is incorrect. Please try again.
12. I ________ the hot weather.
That's right! Well done!Sorry, that is incorrect. Please try again.
13. Those players ________ fans yelling at them.
That's right! Well done!Sorry, that is incorrect. Please try again.
14. The taxi driver ________ be a police officer.
That's right! Well done!Sorry, that is incorrect. Please try again.
15. The teacher ________ loud students.
That's right! Well done!Sorry, that is incorrect. Please try again.
16. That house ________ belong to my grandfather.
That's right! Well done!Sorry, that is incorrect. Please try again.
17. She ________ sing a lot better.
That's right! Well done!Sorry, that is incorrect. Please try again.
18. The teacher ________ listen to us more.
That's right! Well done!Sorry, that is incorrect. Please try again.
19. You're telling me you ________ the construction noise?
That's right! Well done!Sorry, that is incorrect. Please try again.
20. My sister ________ her cousin's horrible jokes.
That's right! Well done!Sorry, that is incorrect. Please try again.
More English grammar exercises
Too, either, or neither? 1 (B)
So or such? 1 (I)
There, they're, or their? 1 (I)
There, they're, or their? 2 (A2/B1)
Who/which/whose 1 (I)
Who, whom, or whose? 1 (I/A)
Some or any? 1 (I)
Some or any? 2 (B/I)
Loss, lost, lose, or loose? 1
Other, another, or different? 1
Whole or all? 1 (I)
Do or make? 1 (B)
Do or make? 2 (B/I)
So or such? 1 (I)
There, they're, or their? 1 (I)
There, they're, or their? 2 (A2/B1)
Who/which/whose 1 (I)
Who, whom, or whose? 1 (I/A)
Some or any? 1 (I)
Some or any? 2 (B/I)
Loss, lost, lose, or loose? 1
Other, another, or different? 1
Whole or all? 1 (I)
Do or make? 1 (B)
Do or make? 2 (B/I)
