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Outside source / Azar / A level / be get used to

BE/GET USED TO

(1)USE

It is easy to confuse these:               (to) use                 used to                 be used to

A) Put the descriptions below into the correct columns:

    (to) use              used to              be used to

                                                                                                                     a verb + phrase

a) a verb + phrase   b) a regular verb   c) a fixed phrase

d) can be translated as kullanmak   e) can be translated as alışkın olmak   f) can be translated as -ardı/-erdi

g) can be understood as grammar   h) can be understood as vocabulary (2)

i)  only simple past tense possible   j) any tense possible, including modals (2)

k) followed by infinitive   l) followed by object (noun or gerund)   m) followed by object (usually noun)

n) pronounced with a /z/ sound   o) pronounced with an /s/ sound (2)

p) no letter d in questions and negatives

B) Now, write the form(s) of use that is(are) in these sentences:

(to) use    or    used to    or    be used to

1)   I use a computer to write my essays.                            -              (to) use

2)   I used to watch tv a lot when I was young.              -

3)   I am used to university life now.                                          -

4)   When she was young, she used make-up.                            -

5)   Did he use to get up early?                                                        -

6)   What was used to clean this?                                           -

7)   How long did you say you used to work for?              -

8)   Couldn’t you have tried using something else?              -

9)   I didn’t used to know how to use this.                            -

10) Are you used to using it now?                                          -                                         

BE/GET USED TO

(2)BE/GET

A)   We know that get has many meanings.                   

   Compare these sentences – how would you translate them?

a)     He got a burger.

b)     She got an infection.

c)     He got angry.

In which sentence is the verb get have the meaning become ?              ………

B)   Look at these two sentences:

a)     She got married in 2002.

b)     She was married in 2002.

Which sentence is represented by diagram 1) ?              ………

                 by diagram 2)   ?              ………

1)          married                  2)   married

             2002



                           2002

Which sentence describes              3) an event?  ………

4) a state?                 ………

C)   Choose the best underlined alternative for each sentence below:

1) I get/got/was interested when he started showing me the photos.

2) When we met, they had got/were/been married for three years.

3) Could you ask them to get/be/being quiet?

4) Life is difficult and it isn’t got/getting/been any easier.

5) Do you get/be/are tired easily?

6) The economy has got / is / has been better than it is now.

7) This material loses flexibility when it got / is / will be cold.

8) I can’t get / be / be getting very excited about films like that.

9) How long did you get / are you getting / have you been hungry?

10) I get / was getting / have been getting angry easily recently.

BE/GET USED TO

(3) Fill the gaps in this story with an appropriate form of use

( (to) use                or   used to   or   be used to )

A New Life

Michael came to Turkey in 2002.  He (1)                                 be a school teacher in Scotland but had become bored, so he (2)                            all his savings to retrain – to be an English language teacher.  When he came to Turkey he had a few problems adjusting to the new culture, and his new job was not easy either.  There was a lot for him to (3)                              .

First, Michael had to (4)                             the sound of the call for prayers.  When Michael arrived in Istanbul, he (5)                         sleeping soundly all through the night – his house in the UK was in a very remote area and there were no night-time disturbances.  In Turkey, however, Michael’s apartment was next door to a mosque, and he was woken up very early every morning by the call to prayer.  Fortunately, he managed to slowly (6)                                    it and nowadays he rarely, if ever, wakes up at  morning prayer time.  

The mosquitoes are a different matter, however!  On his arrival in Turkey,           Michael definitely (7)                                   getting up in the middle of the night to kill mosquitoes which were trying to eat him alive – he still (8)                                    it yet!  In the summer, he’s very irritable in the mornings, because he doesn’t get enough sleep. He did once try a product called Raid, but he was allergic to it so he         couldn’t (9)                               it for long.  He thinks that, no matter how long he lives in Turkey, he’ll never (10)                   this constant battle  –  the mosquitoes will always drive him crazy!

Michael loves the Turkish people but he can’t (11)                   some of the things they do.   Why do so many taxi drivers drive like maniacs?  When he was a newcomer to Istanbul, Michael would be shaking every time he got out of a taxi.  Slowly he (12)                          he it, but he still has to close his eyes sometimes!   And why do they always laugh at him when he speaks Turkish?  He’s trying          to (13)                          that, too.

On the other hand, he ...