Intermediate English, Lesson 1: grammar

Intermediate English, Lesson 1: homework

Answer the following questions using the correct grammar:

• Did you use to smoke before?
• Are they used to swimming long distances?
• Are you used to waiting your friends when they come late?
• Did she use to dance when she was a child?
• Is he used to working till late in the evening?
• Did we use to swim every day before the previous year?
• Did I use to speak loudly to you? Sorry.
• Did Jack use to play football?
• Is Ann used to dancing every day?
• Are they used to being told what to do?

Ask questions using the used to do and be used to doing forms:

• We are not used to singing songs, but we really want to get used to this.
• I used to drink a lot of tea, but now I drink coffee every day just like crazy.
• John used to dance every time he heard music, but now he is shy and silent.
• I used to love hard rock, but now I prefer jazz.
• You are used to driving on the right now.
• She got used to swimming in the cold water.
• They got used to following the diet.
• Barb and Jim are used to having a different time-table.

Fill in the blanks:

am used to driving, is used to having, are used to drinking, is used to speaking, used to think, used to work, used to do a lot, used to speaking new foreign language, used to speak Spanish, used to living with new haircut.

• They ________________ juice instead of coffee.
• I am bald-headed now, but I am _____________________.
• Our girls _______________ of handmade bijou before, but now they need to work
• more at school, so they don’t have enough time for this hobby.
• Now he is a reporter, he _____________ the whole day.
• He ________________, but today he hardly remembers some phrases.
• We ______________ double tides, but it turned out meaningless.
• She ______________ in a different way, but now she understands that she was not right before.
• Oh, it was so difficult before, but now we are completely ________________, which is Chinese.
• I __________ a bike, though it was difficult at first try.
• Fred __________ lunch early, because he needs to hurry all the time.
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Intermediate English, Lesson 1: Answers

Answer the questions using the correct grammar:

• Yes, I used to smoke.
• Yes, they’re used to it.
• Yes, I’m used to waiting for them.
• Yes, she used to dance as a child.
• Yes, he’s used to working late.
• No, we never used to swim every day.
• No, you didn’t.
• Yes, he used to be a goalkeeper.
• No, she isn’t used to dancing.
• Yes, they’re used to taking orders.

Ask questions:

• Are you used to singing?
• Did you use to drink tea?
• Did John use to dance more often?
• Are you used to listening to jazz?
• Are you finally used to driving on the right?
• Is she used to swimming in cold water?
• Are they used to following the diet?
• Are Barb and Jim used to having a different timetable?

Fill in the blanks:

• They are used to drinking juice instead of coffee.
• I am bald now, but I was used to having my hair cut.
• Our girls used to make a lot of handmade jewelry before, but now they need to work more at school, so they don’t have enough time for this hobby.
• Now he is a reporter, he is used to speaking all day long.
• He used to speak Spanish but today he hardly remembers any phrases.
• She used to think differently, but now she understands that she was not right before.
• Oh, it was so difficult before, but now we are completely used to speaking this new foreign language, which is Chinese.
• I am used to riding a bike, though it was difficult at first.
• Fred is used to having lunch early, because he needs to hurry all the time.