Review used to/ be used to/ get used to - English 7

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1. REVIEW USED TO/ BE USED TO/ GET USED TO- ENGLISH 7 PART A: THEORY ( Lý thuyết) Cách dùng Be used to: Đã quen với Be used to + cụm danh từ hoặc verb-ing (trong cấu trúc này, used là 1 tính từ và to là 1 giới từ). You are used to do something, nghĩa là bạn đã từng làm việc gì đó rất nhiều lần hoặc đã có kinh nghiệm với việc đó rồi, vì vậy nó không còn lạ lẫm, mới lạ hay khó khăn gì với bạn nữa. Ex: I am used to getting up early in the morning. (Tôi đã quen với việc dậy sớm vào buổi sáng). He didn’t complain about the noise nextdoor. He was used to it. (Anh ta không than phiền về tiếng ồn bên nhà hàng xóm nữa. Anh ta đã quen với nó rồi). Nghĩa ngược lại của be used to la be NOT used to: không quen với, chưa quen với Ex: I am not used to the new system in the factory yet. (Tôi vẫn chưa quen với hệ thống mới ở nhà máy). Cách dùng Get used to: Dần quen với Get used to + cụm danh từ hoặc verb-ing (trong cấu trúc này, used là 1 tính từ và to là 1 giới từ) You are used to something, nghĩa là bạn đang trở nên quen với việc đó. Đây là một quá trình của việc dần trở nên quen với việc gì đó. Ex: I got used to getting up early in the morning. (Tôi đã quen dần với việc dậy sớm buổi sáng.) After a while he didn’t mind the noise in the office, he got used to it. (Sau một thời gian không để ý đến tiếng ồn trong văn phòng thì anh ta quen dần với nó.) Cách dùng Used to: Đã từng, từng Used to + verb chỉ một thói quen hay một tình trạng ở quá khứ. Nó thường chỉ được sử dụng ở quá khứ đơn. a) Thói quen trong quá khứ: You used to do something, nghĩa là bạn đã làm việc đó trong 1 khoảng thời gian ở quá khứ, nhưng bạn không còn làm việc đó nữa. Ex: We used to live there when I as a child. (Chúng tôi đã từng sống ở đó khi tôi còn là một đứa trẻ.) I used to walk to work when I was younger. (Tôi từng hay đi bộ đến công ty khi tôi còn trẻ.) b) Tình trạng/ trạng thái trong quá khứ: Used to còn thể hiện tình trạng trong quá khứ nhưng không còn tồn tại nữa được thể hiện bằng những động từ biểu hiện trạng thái sau: have, believe, know và like. Ex: I used to Like The Beatles but now I never listen to them. 1
2. (Tôi đã từng thích nhóm The Beatles nhưng bây giờ tôi không còn nghe nhạc của họ nữa.) He used to have long hair but nowadays this hair is very short. (Anh ta đã từng để tóc dài nhưng dạo này anh ấy để tóc rất ngắn.) Dạng câu hỏi của Used to: Did(n’t) + subject + use to Ex: Did he use to work in the office very late at night? (Anh ta có thường hay làm việc trong văn phòng rất trễ vào buổi tối không?) Dạng phủ định của Used to: Subject + didn’t + used to Ex: We didn’t use to be vegestarians. (Chúng tôi không từng những người ăn chay.) We didn’t use to get up early when we were children. (Chúng tôi không từng dậy sớm khi còn là những đứa trẻ.) PART B: EXERCISES Ex1: Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences. 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 think 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 11. 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 12. Jane___ for the telephone company, but now she has a job at the post office. 2
3. A. used to working B. used to work C. is used to working D. am used to work 13. This work doesn’t bother me. I ___ hard. I've worked hard all my life. A. used to working B. used to work C. am used to working D. am used to work 14. Dick___ a moustache, but he doesn't any more. He shaved it off because his wife didn't like it. A. used to having B. is used to having C. was used to having D. used to have 15. When I was a child, I ___ anyone 40 was old. A. used to think B. was used to thinking C. used to thinking D. was used to think Ex2: 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. 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. When Max went to live in Italy, he ___ (live) there very quickly. He's a very open minded person. Ex 3. Rewrite the sentences using used to 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. 3
4. → My uncle___. => Đăng ký tham gia khóa học tiếng anh online miễn phí >>> tại đây Ex 4: Rewrite these sentence 1. I quite like classical music now, although I wasn’t keen on it when I was younger. =>. 1. I had a lot of money but I lost it all when my business failed. =>. 1. I seem to have lost interest in my work. => . 1. Dennis gave up smoking three years ago. => . 1. My brother had his hair cut short when he joined the army. => . 1. My parents lived in the USA when they were young. => . 1. Jim was my best friend, but we aren’t friends any more. => . THE END 4