used to - get used to - be used to

'Sharon looks different now, doesn't she?'

'Yes. She .... to have long dark hair, didn't she?'

• is used

• used

• would

‘I have never driven an automatic car before.'

'You will soon … to it.'

• get used

• be used

• used

I ... a pet dog when I was 15.

• was used to have

• would have

• used to have

• would had

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'used to have' because it indicates a past habit or state that no longer exists. (state verb)

‘How is Sarah?’

‘She's fine. She … to life in the countryside.'

• got used

• used

• is getting used

‘Have you always worked as a nurse?'

‘No. I …a childminder.'

• was used to being

• used to be

• am used to being

‘Do you remember when we were little?'

‘Yes. Dad … always read us a bedtime story.'

• was used to

• would

• got used to

‘Aren’t you tired?’

‘No. I … to walking long distances.'

• am used

• got used

• used

 

‘Jane had trouble with her job at first.’

‘Yes. She … to working on her own.’

• used

• got used

• wasn’t used

‘Did you find your degree course difficult?'

Yes, but I soon … to it.'

• used

• got used

• was used

She used to ... out on Saturdays.

• ate

• eating

• eat

• having eaten