Cách sử dụng Used to, Be used to, Get used to dễ hiểu nhất (bài tập có giải)

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Đối với dạng kiến thức “used to”, ta có 3 cấu trúc: Used to, Be used to, Get used to. Bây giờ ta sẽ tìm hiểu về từng phần thông qua cấu trúc, cách sử dụng.

Cách sử dụng Used to, Be used to, Get used to dễ hiểu nhất (bài tập có giải)

1. Used to

- Cấu trúc: Used to + V nguyên thể (đã từng …..)

- Cách dùng: hành động, thói quen thường xuyên xảy ra trong quá khứ, nhưng bây giờ không còn nữa

Eg: Mr. John used to be English teacher. (Ông John từng là giáo viên Tiếng anh.)

2. Be used to

- Cấu trúc: Be (is/ am/ are/ were/ was) used to + V-ing/ Noun (danh từ)

- Cách dùng: quen với việc làm gì, không còn cảm thấy lạ lẫm, khó khăn khi làm

Eg: I was used to doing exercise in the morning.

(Tôi đã quen với việc tập thể dục vào mỗi buổi sáng.)

3. Get used to

- Cấu trúc: Get used to + V-ing/ Noun (danh từ)/ Noun Phrase (cụm danh từ)

- Cách dùng: tập quen với, tập quen với (việc/ chuyện/ cái gì)...

Eg: I got used to living alone. (Tôi đã dần quen với việc sống một mình.)

4. Bài tập Used to, Be used to, Get used to

Exercise 1. Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.

0. I _____ in Jakarta. I've lived here all my life.

A. am used to living

B. used to living

C. use to live

D. am used to live

1. Astronauts_____ in their spaceship, but they frequently work outside now.

A. were used to stay

B. used to stay

C. were staying

D. had used to stay

2. People _____ that the earth is round before.

A. were not used to believe

B. used to believing

C. would not use to believe

D. did not use to believe

3. Tuberculosis_____ incurable before.

A. use to be thought

B. used to be thought

C. used to thin

D. use to think

4. Formerly babies_____ of whooping cough.

A. have died

B. used to die

C. would die

D. both B and C

5. These city girls are used_____ in the field.

A. to work

B. used to lie

C. would like

D. to working

6. Newton_____ scientific books when a boy.

A. used to read

B. has read

C. had read

D. had been reading

7. I am sorry I am not_____ fast.

A. used to drive

B. used to driving

C. use to drive

D. use to driving

8. Frank used to work in a small shop. He_____

A. doesn't any more

B. still does

C. is now

D. had never done anything else

9. Roy Trenton used to work in a small shop. He _____

A. is driving it

B. doesn’t drive it any more

C. likes it

D. didn’t like it

10. Roy Trenton use to drive a taxi. This means he_____

A. use to lie

B. used live

C. used to living

D. used to live

Hiển thị đáp án

1B	6A
2D	7B
3B	8A
4D	9B
5C	10D

Exercise 2. 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. Don't use any contractions.

0. When Max went to live in Italy, he got used to living (live) there very quickly. He's a very open minded person.

1. European drivers find it difficult to _________ (drive) on the left when they visit Britain.

2. See that building there? I ____________ (go) to school there, but now it's a factory.

3. I've only been at this company a couple of months. I ____________ (still not) how they do things round here

4. When I first arrived in this neighbourhood, I __________ (live) in a house. I had always lived in apartment buildings.

5. Working till 10pm isn't a problem. I __________ (finish) late. I did it in my last job too

6. I can't believe they are going to build an airport just two miles from our new house! I will ______________ (never) all that noise! What a nightmare.

7. His father __________ (smoke) twenty cigars a day - now he doesn't smoke at all!

8. Whenever all my friends went to discos, I ______________ (never go) with them, but now I enjoy it

9. I __________ (drive) as I have had my driving licence almost a year now.

Hiển thị đáp án

1. get used to driving

2. used to go

3. am still not used to

4. used to live

5. am used to finishing

6. never get used to

7. used to smoke

8. never used to go

9. am used to driving

Exercise 3. Chọn đáp án đúng nhất

0. Hung is used to ___________ many hours in front of the computer.

A. to spend       B. spend       C. spent       D. spending

1. I used to __________ in Germany when I was 7.

A. to live       B. live       C. living       D. lived

2. She’s used to ____________ late at night.

A. working       B. work       C. to work       D. worked

3. Mr. Bean has lived in Vietnam for 4 years. He _____________ the hot climate here.

A. are used to       B. gets used to       C. used to       D. A and B are correct

4. Mai is used to ___________ her house by herself.

A. clean       B. cleaning       C. cleaned       D. to clean

5. Lam didn’t ____________ do morning exxercise, so now he is getting fat.

A. be used to       B. used to       C. use to       D. get used to

Hiển thị đáp án

1B

2A

3B

4B

5C

Exercise 4. Viết lại câu sao cho nghĩa không đổi

0. When Hung was young, he was a national football champion.

Hung used to be a national football champion when he was young

1. Duong had lots of money but she lost it all when her business failed.

➔__________________________________________________________.

2. My brother likes romantic music now, although he wasn’t keen on it he was younger.

➔__________________________________________________________.

3. Jin seem to have lost interest in herhobbies.

➔__________________________________________________________.

4. Cuong gave up smoking 5 years ago.

➔__________________________________________________________.

5. My mother lived in Danang when she were young.

➔__________________________________________________________.

6. Quynh was my best friend, but we aren’t friends any more.

➔__________________________________________________________.

Hiển thị đáp án

1. Duong used to have lots of money.

2. My brotheris used to liking romantic music.

3. Jin used to have interest in her hobbies.

4. Cuong used to smoke 5 years ago.

5. My mother used to live in Danang when she were young.

6. Quynh used to be my best friend.

Exercise 5. Choose the correct answer

0. People _____ that the earth is round before.

A. did not use to believe B. used to believing

C. would not use to believe D. were not used to believe

1. Astronauts_____ in their spaceship, but they frequently work outside now.

A. had used to stay B. were staying

C. used to stay D. were used to stay

2. These city girls are used_____ in the field.

A. used to lie B. to working C. would like D. to work

3. Formerly babies_____ of whooping cough.

A. would die B. used to die C. have died D. both B and

4. Newton_____ scientific books when a boy.

A. has read B. read C. had read D. used to read

Hiển thị đáp án

1C

2C

3D

4D

Exercise 6. Rewrite the sentences using used to

0. When Hung was young, he was a national football champion.

Hung used to be a national football champion when he was young

1. My mum lived in a small village when she was a girl.

→ My mum _________________________________.

2. There are more vehicles on the roads now.

→ There did not _____________________________.

3. We cycled to school two years ago.

→ We ______________________________________.

4. There did not use to be many traffic accidents before.

→ Now there are _____________________________.

5. My uncle was a bus driver some years ago, but now he has a desk job.

→ My uncle_________________________________.

Hiển thị đáp án

1. My mum used to live in a small village when she was a girl.

2. There did not use to be (as) many vehicles on the roads.

3.We used to cycle to school two years ago.

4. Now there are more traffic accidents than there used to be.

5. My uncle used to be a bus driver some years ago, but now he has a desk job.

Bài tập bổ sung

Exercise 1. Rewrite the following sentences.

1. Marc ate a lot of pizza when he was a child.

2. Women wore long skirts in the 19^th century.

3. When I went to school I wore a uniform.

4. Nana speaks good English so she will pass the English exam.

5. Julia can skate on the ice for hours, she does it quite well.

6. It is difficult for me to get up early but I think I will become accustomed to it in a few days.

7. I had a lot of money but I lost it all when my business failed.

8. I quite like classical music now, although I wasn’t keen on it when I was younger.

9. I seem to have lost interest in my work.

10. My brother had his hair cut short when he joined the army.

11. Dennis gave up smoking three years ago.

12. My parents lived in the USA when they were young.

13. Jim was my best friend, but we aren’t friends any more.

14. When he was younger, my uncle was a national swimming champion.

15. I eat ice-cream now, but I disliked eating it when I was a child.

Đáp án:

1. Marc used to eat a lot of pizza when he was a child.

2. Women used to wear long skirts in the 19^th century.

3. I used to wear a uniform when I went to school.

4. Nana is used to speaking good English so she will pass the English exam.

5. Julia is used to skating on the ice for hours.

6. It is difficult for me to get up early but I am getting used to it.

7. I used to have a lot of money.

8. I didn’t use to like classical music.

9. I used to like my work.

10. My brother used to have long hair.

11. Dennis used to smoke.

12. My parents used to live in the USA.

13. Jim used to be my best friend.

14. My uncle used to be a national swimming champion.

15. I didn’t use to like eating ice-cream.

Exercise 2. Choose the appropriate answer.

1. He used to be/being fat but now he's thin.

2. He isn't used to work/working in these bad conditions.

3. Did you use to/used to write poems when you were young?

4. I need some time to get used to live/living in this town.

5. Sting used to be/being a teacher before he became a famous singer.

6. I'm not used to wash/washing linen by hand.

7. She'll get used to live/living in the extremely cold winter of Siberia.

Đáp án:

1. be		3. use to
2. working		4. living
5. be	6. washing		7. living

Exercise 3. Give the correct form of the verbs, using [used to, be/get used to].

1. My parents _______ (travel) to other countries when they were young, but now they _______ (go) to places that are nearby.

2. He doesn't have any problem getting to work at 8:00 in the morning because he _______ (get up) early.

3. At one time American mothers _______ (hope) their sons would grow up to become President.

4. Before he became ill, he _______ (play) tennis every morning.

5. For a long time, people _______ (think) that the world was flat and that people could fall off the edge.

6. Today many children _______ (watch) TV for hours instead of doing their homework.

7. We _______ (go) to the country every summer, but now we can't afford to.

8. In many banks, machines are doing the work that tellers _______ (do).

Đáp án:

1. used to travel – are used to going	5. used to think
2. is used to getting up	6. are used to watching
3. used to hope	7. used to go
4. used to play	8. used to do

Exercise 4. Complete each sentence with [used to].

1. He  _________ (swim) a lot when he was younger.

2. Where _________ (you / go) last year?

3. Mary _________(not enjoy) studying, but she does now.

4. That building _________ (be) a cinema, but it’s closed down.

5. Jessi _________ (live) next door to me.

6. We _________ (not like) math lessons – our teacher was strict!

7. John _________ (not eat) vegetables, but now he eats them.

8. _________ (they / have) a sports car?

9. This computer _________ (be) so expensive.

10. Mr Blue remembers that he _________ (not/ sing) in that karaoke.

Đáp án:

1. used to swim	6. didn’t use to like
2. did you use to go	7. didn’t use to eat
3. didn’t use to enjoy	8. Did they use to have
4. used to be	9. used to be
5. used to live	10. didn’t use to sing

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