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USED TO / BE USED TO EXERCISE 1 (ESL)

level: Intermediate (B1/B2)

Complete each of the following sentences. Remember that when someone "used to" do something, it means that he/she did something in the past; when someone "is used to" doing something, it means that he/she is accustomed to doing something.
EXAMPLE: We used to live in Boston, but we now live in Phoenix.

1. I ________ speak French, but I no longer do.
  am used to
  used to

2. We ________ his long speeches.
  are used to
  used to

3. Peter ________ smoke before he got married.
  are used to
  used to

4. My sister ________ work as a legal assistant.
  is used to
  used to

5. My parents ________ living abroad.
  are used to
  used to

6. My parents ________ live abroad.
  are used to
  used to

7. You ________ go to Fairfax High School?
  used to
  are used to

8. I ________ the noise in this neighborhood.
  am used to
  used to

9. You ________ getting what you want.
  used to
  are used to

10. That doctor ________ work at another hospital.
  is used to
  used to

11. You ________ work harder.
  used to
  are used to

12. I ________ the hot weather.
  used to
  am used to

13. Those players ________ fans yelling at them.
  are used to
  used to

14. The taxi driver ________ be a police officer.
  is used to
  used to

15. The teacher ________ loud students.
  is used to
  used to

16. That house ________ belong to my grandfather.
  is used to
  used to

17. She ________ sing a lot better.
  is used to
  used to

18. The teacher ________ listen to us more.
  is used to
  used to

19. You're telling me you ________ the construction noise?
  are used to
  used to

20. My sister ________ her cousin's horrible jokes.
  used to
  is used to

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SO or SUCH? 1 (I)
USED TO/BE USED TO 1 (I)
THERE, THEY'RE, THEIR 1 (I)
WHO, WHICH, WHOSE 1 (I)
WHO/WHOM/WHOSE 1 (I/A)
SOME or ANY? 1 (I)
SOME or ANY? 2 (B/I)
Loss, lost, lose, or loose? 1
Other, another, different
WHOLE or ALL? 1 (I)
DO or MAKE? 1 (B)
DO or MAKE? 2 (B/I)

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