Example: When Sofía first moved to England, she wasn’t Example: My younger sister Amanda doesn’t like

used to driving on the left, and she nearly had an animals, but she is getting used to having my pet dog
accident. around.

We use be used to + noun or –ing form to say that a Get used to + noun or –ing form refers to a thing or
thing or an activity that was once unfamiliar to us is now action that is becoming more and more familiar. We
familiar. It can be used in different changes by changing change the form of get to make different tenses.
be.

Complete the sentences below with the

Circle the correct option.
following verbs:
1. I find it hard to be / get used to speaking another
language.
aren’t  get  got  am  was getting  wasn’t
2. My grandfather haven’t been / got used to using the
1. I don’t mind living in a city now because I _________ Internet yet.
used to the noise of the traffic.
3. Before we moved, I wasn’t / didn’t used to having a
2. I thought everyone was unfriendly at first because I big room.
_____________ used to their ways.
4. I think I’m used to see / seeing you with short hair
3. Did it take you long to _____________ used to the now.
food in this country?
5. We’re slowly being / getting used to having new
4. We’ve never _______________ used to the way that neighbours.
people kiss you on both cheeks. 6. I can’t be / get used to going to bed early. It’s
5. A lot of Northern Europeans burn in the sun because impossible!
they _______________ used to it. 7. I’ve been playing in a team for ages so I am / get used
6. Just as I ________________ used to the idea, she to training in the evenings.
changed her mind. 8. I find exams very stressful. I can’t be / get used to
doing them.
 Write the phrases in the email. Rewrite these sentences using be or get
used to.
1. My sister has started living with flatmates. She says it’s
 get used to (x2)  got used to  ‘m used to 
 ‘m getting used to  ‘m not used to very different.
My sister...

2. At first, she didn’t like shopping for food. It was

strange.
At first she couldn’t...
Hi Zac!
How’s it going? I’ve just finished my first
3. But now she cooks, and she likes that.
week at university. It’s different from school,
but I _________________ 1 it bit by bit. I Now she likes cooking and she has...
haven’t had my lectures yet – I
______________________ 2 having so much
free time! We’re expected to study 4. She hates cleaning. Mum did that before.
independently though and I haven’t She can’t...
______________________ 3 doing that yet.
Things are more informal than school. I
______________________ 4 calling teachers 5. She has more freedom.
“Sir” or “Miss” and I can’t This is becoming normal.
_________________________ 5 using their She...
first names. It’s really strange.
I have to give a presentation tomorrow. I’m
really nervous. I don’t think I’ll ever
6. But she says she’ll always hate paying rent.
______________________ 6 speaking in
public. Wish me luck! She doesn’t think she’ll...
Jessica

Complete the text with be or get used to and the verb

given in brackets.

I’m going to school in China as a part of an exchange programme. Things

are certainly different here! School starts at 7 o’clock. I’m half asleep at that
time, but Chinese students 1 __________________________________ (get
2
up) early. We all cycle to school – I
__________________________________ (take) the bus. When we get
there, we do twenty minutes of gymnastics.

Little by little, I 3 _______________________________ (do) exercise in the morning, and actually, I quite like it. Most classes
have about 60 students –but they’re very quiet. Chinese students 4 _____________________
5
____________________ (not ask) questions. We have a break of two hours for lunch but there’s no canteen. I
____________________________________ (not eat) in the classroom because at home, it isn’t allowed. Monday is a special
day. We clean the classrooms! I 6 ____________________________________ (not do) this yet. In fact, I don’t think I’ll ever
get used to it.
Example: When Sofía first moved to England, she wasn’t Example: My younger sister Amanda doesn’t like
used to driving on the left, and she nearly had an animals, but she is getting used to having my pet dog
accident. around.

We use be used to + noun or –ing form to say that a Get used to + noun or –ing form refers to a thing or
thing or an activity that was once unfamiliar to us is now action that is becoming more and more familiar. We
familiar. It can be used in different changes by changing change the form of get to make different tenses.
be.

Complete the sentences below with the

Circle the correct option.
following verbs:
1. I find it hard to be / get used to speaking another
language.
aren’t  get  got  am  was getting  wasn’t
2. My grandfather haven’t been / got used to using the
1. I don’t mind living in a city now because I Internet yet.
____am____ used to the noise of the traffic. 3. Before we moved, I wasn’t / didn’t used to having a
2. I thought everyone was unfriendly at first because I big room.
___wasn’t____ used to their ways. 4. I think I’m used to see / seeing you with short hair
3. Did it take you long to _____get____ used to the food now.
in this country? 5. We’re slowly being / getting used to having new
4. We’ve never ______got______ used to the way that neighbours.
people kiss you on both cheeks. 6. I can’t be / get used to going to bed early. It’s
impossible!
5. A lot of Northern Europeans burn in the sun because
they ____aren’t____ used to it. 7. I’ve been playing in a team for ages so I am / get used
to training in the evenings.
6. Just as I __was getting____ used to the idea, she
8. I find exams very stressful. I can’t be / get used to
changed her mind.
doing them.
 Write the phrases in the email. Rewrite these sentences using be or get
used to.
1. My sister has started living with flatmates. She says it’s
 get used to (x2)  got used to  ‘m used to 
 ‘m getting used to  ‘m not used to very different.
My sister... is getting used to living with flatmates.

2. At first, she didn’t like shopping for food. It was

strange.
At first she couldn’t... get used to shopping for food.

Hi Zac! 3. But now she cooks, and she likes that.

How’s it going? I’ve just finished my first Now she likes cooking and she has... been used to
week at university. It’s different from school, doing it.
but I ’m getting used to 1 it bit by bit. I
haven’t had my lectures yet – I __am not 4. She hates cleaning. Mum did that before.
used to____ 2 having so much free time!
She can’t... get used to cleaning because Mum did it.
We’re expected to study independently
though and I haven’t ______got used
to_____ 3 doing that yet. Things are more 5. She has more freedom. This is becoming normal.
informal than school. I ____am used She... is getting to used to having more freedom.
to______ 4 calling teachers “Sir” or “Miss”
and I can’t _____get used to_________ 5 6. But she says she’ll always hate paying rent.
using their first names. It’s really strange. She doesn’t think she’ll... be used to paying rent.
I have to give a presentation tomorrow. I’m
really nervous. I don’t think I’ll ever ____get
used to_______ 6 speaking in public. Wish
me luck!
Jessica

Complete the text with be or get used to and the verb

given in brackets.

I’m going to school in China as a part of an exchange programme. Things

are certainly different here! School starts at 7 o’clock. I’m half asleep at that
1
time, but Chinese students ___are used to getting up________ (get up)
2
early. We all cycle to school – I ____was used to taking___________
(take) the bus. When we get there, we do twenty minutes of gymnastics.

Little by little, I 3 ___am getting used to doing______ (do) exercise in the morning, and actually, I quite like it. Most classes
have about 60 students –but they’re very quiet. Chinese students 4 ___aren’t used______
5
__to asking_________ (not ask) questions. We have a break of two hours for lunch but there’s no canteen. I ___am not used
to eating_______________ (not eat) in the classroom because at home, it isn’t allowed. Monday is a special day. We clean the
classrooms! I 6 _______am not used to doing___________ (not do) this yet. In fact, I don’t think I’ll ever get used to it.