ECC-Session 45-Used To

Used to / Be-Get Used to
Session 45
CONTENT
Past habits
Used to & Would
Exercises
Be used to & Get used to
Practise
LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of the lesson you will be able to revise

and use, appropriately and in context, Present
and Past Habits, Repeated Actions and States.
Remember your childhood and answer…
Where did you use What kind of

to live? food did/ didn’t
you use to like?
What singers /
bands did you What games
did you use
use to listen to?
to play?
What hobbies
did you use to
have?
WATCH THE VIDEO AND DECIDE IF THESE SITUATIONS ARE
TRUE OR FALSE
1. Daisy’s headteacher used to wear nice clothes, but recently he F

isn’t looking good.
2. Oliver and Daisy’s mother didn’t use to go away on really long F

trips.
3. London is nothing like it used to be. T
4. Oliver and Daisy’s mother used to go to London for fun. T
5. Sophie thinks London didn’t use to be as busy as it is now. T

Past Habits
1. As a child, I hardly ever DID any exercise.
Past habits, repeated actions
Past simple and states.
2. At school, I USED TO GET high scores.

USED TO + VERB USED TO - to talk about
(Base Form) repeated actions and states
in the past.
3. At school, I WOULD TAKE notes on my notebook.

WOULD – To talk about
WOULD +
repeated actions but not
VERB (Base Form) states.
STRUCTURE
Interrogative
Affirmative Negative
1. Subject + didn’t use Did … use to +
1. Subject + used to… to… VERB (Infinitive)…?
2. Subject + would… 2. Subject + wouldn’t… Would + you + VERB

(Infinitive) …?
Example: Example:
I used to live in Chiclayo. I didn’t use to live in Example:
Piura. Did you use to live
abroad?
Would + infinitive REMEMBER!
STATIVE VERBS
It is also used to talk about past habits and
repeated actions. Be
But, be careful! Have
Like
Love
Hate
Know
Examples: Smell
I used to be a good math student. Appear
I would be a good math student.
IMPORTANT
When writing a text, we often use “used to” when we begin

describing past habits, then we have to continue with
“would + infinitive.”
EXAMPLE:
I used to sleep until 10 am., then I would get up and have
breakfast in the garden. After that, I would get the bus to
work.
PRACTISE 1: Look at the following sentences, decide if we
can only use “used to” or if “would” is also possible.
1.When I lived in Japan I would/used to eat sushi every

day.
2.When I was at school we used to/would play

hopscotch in the playground.
3.When I was a kid I didn’t use to / wouldn’t like olives.
4.My dad used to/would have a big red land rover.
5.When I was a teenager I used to/ would love heavy

metal music, now it’s too loud for me.
PRACTISE 2: For each of the following sentences, choose either "used
to" or "would". If both are possible, use "would".
1. WOULD
Do you remember how your Uncle David ……………. sit in that chair and
smoke those disgusting cigars.
2. WOULD
For years, they ……………….. go on holiday to the Rockies, but then it
became very fashionable and expensive.
3. WOULD
Years ago, I …………………. write a diary every day but then I got bored with
doing it and I stopped. Maybe it was my life that was boring!
4. At the start of their marriage, they …………… be
USED TO very happy - but then it all
went wrong!
5. USED TO
You …………….. spell so well. Whatever happened?
6. When I was five, I ……………… be
USED TO able to do incredible gymnastics. Now I
can't even touch my toes.
PRACTISE 3
Choose a friend OR a family member and write two sentences

about their past and present habits.
Examples:
Past habits Present habits
My sister used to send letters to Now, she only sends e-mails to
her godmother in England. her.
I used to live in Chiclayo. At present I live in Lima.
Be used to & Get used to can be followed by a noun, a pronoun
or by an _ing verb.
• I’m getting used

Noun / to the quarantine.
Pronoun • I’m used to the
traffic in Lima.
• I’m getting used

to staying home.
-ing verb • I’m not used to
driving in Lima.
Be used to / Get used to are used in different tenses:
PRESENT SIMPLE
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
I’m getting used to wearing a mask.

PAST SIMPLE
FUTURE WITH “WILL”
1
EXERCIS
ES
2
Choose the correct
option.
3
LET’S WATCH
A VIDEO
used to only
For each sentence, choose a variety of "used to", "be
used to" or "get used to". Use the verb in the brackets to
make the sentence.
GET USED TO DRIVING
1. European drivers find it difficult to ......................................... (drive) on the left when
they visit Britain.
USED TO
2. See that building there? I ………….… (go) to school there, but now it's a factory.
WASN’T USED TO LIVING
3. When I first arrived in this neighbourhood, I ………………………… ( not live) in a
house. I had always lived in apartment buildings.
AM USED TO FINISHING
4. Working till 10pm isn't a problem. I …………..........….… (finish) late. I did it in my
last job too.
5. I can't believe they are going to build an airport just two miles from our new house! I
will ………………………
NEVER BE USED TO (never) all that noise! What a nightmare.
USED TO
6. His father …………..… (smoke) twenty cigars a day - now he doesn't smoke at all!

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Used to / Be-Get Used to

Used to & Would

Be used to & Get used to

By the end of the lesson you will be able to revise

Where did you use What kind of

1. Daisy’s headteacher used to wear nice clothes, but recently he F

2. Oliver and Daisy’s mother didn’t use to go away on really long F

3. London is nothing like it used to be. T

4. Oliver and Daisy’s mother used to go to London for fun. T

5. Sophie thinks London didn’t use to be as busy as it is now. T

2. At school, I USED TO GET high scores.

3. At school, I WOULD TAKE notes on my notebook.

2. Subject + would… 2. Subject + wouldn’t… Would + you + VERB

When writing a text, we often use “used to” when we begin

1.When I lived in Japan I would/used to eat sushi every

2.When I was at school we used to/would play

3.When I was a kid I didn’t use to / wouldn’t like olives.

4.My dad used to/would have a big red land rover.

5.When I was a teenager I used to/ would love heavy

Choose a friend OR a family member and write two sentences

• I’m getting used

• I’m getting used

I’m getting used to wearing a mask.

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