Unit 116: Easily Confused Phrases

get used to • be used to • used to

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116.1 Match the beginnings of the sentences to the correct endings

I'll never get used to the new software
after living in the countryside.
It's difficult getting used to the city
after living in the countryside.
I'm getting my hair cut this
afternoon at the salon across the road.
Bill got used to the weather
on the left in Britain.
Sian's getting new
in Australia surprisingly quickly.
Gill's still not used to driving
about every 10 years.
We have our house painted
windows fitted in her apartment.

116.2 Match the pictures to the correct sentences

Joel is used to the cold. He grew up in Finland.
I'm not used to the new photocopier yet.
You can get your car washed at the gas station.
It took me a while to get used to the cold water in the lake.

116.3 Mark the sentences that are correct

Will you get your car fixed before the trip?
I hated working nights at first, but then I got used to it.
I grew up in Moscow, so she’s used to cold winters.
Olga grew up in Moscow, so she's used to cold winters.
I am used to work as a lab technician before I became a teacher.
I used to work as a lab technician before I became a teacher.
Nico has his hair cut at the barbershop on Main Street.
Nico has his hair cut at the barbershop on Main Street.
I got my locks changed after our place was broken into.

116.4 Rewrite the sentences, putting the words in the correct order

Alfie
isn't
used
to
living
on
his
own

Correct Answers

116.1

  1. I'll never get used to the new software after living in the countryside.
  2. It's difficult getting used to the city after living in the countryside.
  3. I'm getting my hair cut this afternoon at the salon across the road.
  4. Bill got used to the weather on the left in Britain.
  5. Sian's getting new in Australia surprisingly quickly.
  6. Gill's still not used to driving about every 10 years.
  7. We have our house painted windows fitted in her apartment.

116.2

  1. Joel is used to the cold. He grew up in Finland.
  2. I'm not used to the new photocopier yet.
  3. You can get your car washed at the gas station.
  4. It took me a while to get used to the cold water in the lake.

116.3

Correct: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9

116.4

  1. Alfie isn't used to living on his own.