CHAPTER 10. THE PASSIVE (28) FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR

 

FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR CHAPTER 10. THE PASSIVE

 

EXERCISE 31. USED TO vs. BE USED TO. (Chart 10-11) Directions: Complete the sentences with used to or be used to and the correct form of the verb in parentheses.   1 Nick stays up later now than he did when he was in high school. He (go) ______ used to go ____ to bed at ten, but now he rarely gets to bed before midnight. 2 I got used to going to bed late when I was in college, but now I have a job and I need my sleep. These days I (go) _____ am used to going _____ bed around ten-thirty. 3 I am a vegetarian. I (eat) ______________ meat, but now I eat only meatless meal 4 Ms. Wu has had a vegetable garden all her life. She (grow) ______________ her own vegetables. 5 Oscar has lived in Brazil for ten years. He (eat) ______________ Brazilian food. It's his favorite. 6 Georgio moved to Germany to open his own restaurant. He (have) ______________  a small bakery in Italy 7 I have taken the bus to work every day for the past five years. I (take) ______________ the bus. 8 Juanita travels by plane on company business. She (go) ______________ by train, but now the distances she needs to travel are too great   EXERCISE 32. USED TO vs. BE USED TO. Directions: You are living in a new place (country, city, apartment, dorm, etc.) and going to a new school. What adjustments have you had to make? Write about them by completing the sentences with your own words.   1 I'm getting used to _______________ 2 I'm also getting accustomed to _______________ 3 I have gotten accustomed to _______________ 4 I haven't gotten used to _______________ 5 I can't get used to _______________ 6 Do you think I will ever get accustomed to _______________? 7 I used to _______________but now _______________

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EXERCISE 31 EXERCISE 32 (YOUR OWN EXPERIENCES)