When we want to talk about the process of becoming familiar with something we use get used to.

Would – past habits

When I was young I would work much more than I do now

We don’t normally use “would” in negative statements and questions with this meaning. In negative questions we can use “would never”

When I was young, I would never work much- I had a lot of other things to do

Used to – past habits AND STATES

My mother used to play tennis before she moved to London (we can use also would play tennis, because it is a habit)

We used to live in a big house with pink floors, which is now an art museum (we cannot use would live, because it is not a habit, it is a state)

For negative statements we can use the following structures:

- Didn’t use to

- Never used to

- Used not to

Be/get used to + ing form/ noun

1) A situation which is familiar and no longer strange (мы к чему-то привыкли, но раньше это было нетипичным)

- I didn’t like eating porridge at first, but now I am used to it.

When we want to talk about the process of becoming familiar with something we use get used to.

- Do you think you can get used to living without twitter?

Tasks

1. Julia ______________ (always/want) to be famous, ever since she was young. ______________ (take) acting classes for years and last week someone______________ (offer) hear a part in an advertisement. They only ______________ (need) her voice, though, because it’s going to be on the radio. At least her career ______________ (start)

2. Good news! I ______________ ask) to take over as a new managing director.

3. When I last ______________(see) you, you ______________(think) of moving to a new flat

That’s right, but in the end I ______________to stay where I was

4. Last week we finally moved into a new house. We______________(wait) to move for so long that I ______________(begin) to wonder if we ever would. We______________(unpack) for days now and we still______________(not/finish)

5. Matha______________of going on a three-month trip to Mexico next year ad______________(wonder) for some time if any of her fellow students would like ______________(accompany) her

6. While Tomas______________(spend) the last few months working hard at his studies, his sisters______________(concentrate) their attention on how to get their new business off the ground

7. There______________(be) a terrible storm last month and several trees______________(fall down). The telephone lines______________(bring down) and some______________(not/fixed) Roads______________(be blocked) for several hours. Several homes______________(suffer) damage to their roofs.

8. About three yesterday Jessica______________(lie) in bed reading a book. Suddenly she______________(hear) a loud noise and______________(get) up to see what it was. She______________(look) out of the window. A truck______________(just/beck) into her new car!

9. Last summer some friends and I______________(arrange) to go camping. We______________(look) forward to going for weeks when finally the date of departure______________(arrive)

10. The weather ______________(be) terrible lately. It______________(rain) off and on for two days, and the temperature______________(drop) dramatically. It______________(be) really cold today. Just three days ago, the sun ______________(shine) and the weather______________(be) pleasant. The weather certainly______________(change) quickly here.

11. How many times_____________(Wendy/be late) for work this week?

12. I was delighted when I______________(become) a doctor because it______________(be) my ambition since childhood. I______________(work) at this hospital for six years now. Although there______________(be) bad times over years, I______________(enjoy) my work at moment

13. John and Marry______________(complain) to the landlord many times since they moved into their new apartment, but so far nothing______________(do) about the leak in the roof and the broken window in the bedroom/

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