Question

1) Preencha as frases usando USED TO (passado) ou TO BE USED TO (presente) adaptando o verbo ao seu tempo correto.
a) I ¬¬______ (live) in a flat when I was a child.
b) He's the boss, so he ______ (make) the most important decisions.
c) He doesn't have any problem getting to work at 8:00 in the morning because he ¬¬¬-______ (get up) early.
d) She ______ (drink) a lot of coffee, so she doesn't have a problem with going to sleep afterwards.
e) John _______ (drive) in heavy traffic.
f) For a long time, people ______ (think) that the world was flat and that people could fall off the edge.
g) They ______ (not/have) a lot of money, but now they live in a comfortable situation.
h) Today many children ______ (watch) TV for hours instead of doing their homework.
i) We ______ (go) to the country every summer, but now we can't afford to.
j) I'm now ______ (eat) hamburgers, but at first I didn't like them.

2) Coloque cada frase a seguir na forma negativa e na forma interrogativa. Observe se está no passado ou no presente.
a) Gabriele used to skii every winter in her childhood.
Negativa:
Interrogativa:
b) We are used to going to the beach every summer.
N:
I:
c) She used to love eating chocolate, but now she hates it
N:
I:
d) He is used to smoking.
N:
I:
e) William used to play tennis when he was at school
N:
I:
f) You and your girlfriend are used to seeing movies on weekends.
N:
I:
g) They both used to have short hair
N:
I:
h) I am used studying Portuguese
N:
I:

3) Considerando as estruturas used to e to be used to, bem como suas regras de aplicação, escolha a alternativa que preenche corretamente os espaços nas seguintes frases.
a) When I started to work here I needed a lot of help, but now I ---- all the work on my own. (Quando eu comecei a trabalhar aqui precisei de muita ajuda, mas agora eu ---- todo o trabalho sozinha.)
( ) used to do ( ) am used to doing
b) He ---- several books a month, but he doesn't have time any more. (Ele ---- muitos livros por mês, mas ele não tem mais tempo.)
( ) used to read ( ) was used to reading
c) We were surprised to see her driving, she ---- when we first met her. (Nós ficamos surpresos de vê-la dirigindo, ela ---- quando nós a conhecemos.)
( ) didn’t used to drive ( ) didn’t use to drive
d) When Pete Smith was the head of our office everything ---- well organized. Now it's total chaos here. (Quando Pete Smith era o chefe do nosso escritório ---- bem organizado. Agora está um caos total aqui.)
( ) used to be ( ) was used to be
e) Did you ---- write poems when you were young? (Você ---- escrever poemas quando era jovem?)
( ) use to ( ) used to
f) He ---- working these bad conditions. (Ele ---- a trabalhar em condições ruins.)
( ) isn’t used to ( ) isn’t use to

Answer 1

1.

a) I used to live (live) in a flat when I was a child.

b) He's the boss, so he is used to making (make) the most important decisions.

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

d) She is used to drinking (drink) a lot of coffee, so she doesn't have a problem with going to sleep afterwards.

e) John is used to driving (drive) in heavy traffic.

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

g) They didn't use to have (not/have) a lot of money, but now they live in a comfortable situation.

h) Today many children are used to watching (watch) TV for hours instead of doing their homework.

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

j) I'm now used to eating (eat) hamburgers, but at first I didn't like them.

2.

a) Gabriele used to skii every winter in her childhood.

Negativa: Gabriele didn't use to skii every winter in her childhood.

Interrogativa: Did Gabriele use to skii every winter in her childhood?

b) We are used to going to the beach every summer.

N: We are not used to going to the beach every summer.

I: Are we used to going to the beach every summer?

c) She used to love eating chocolate, but now she hates it

N: She didn't use to love eating chocolate, but now she hates it

I: Did she use to love eating chocolate, but now she hates it?

d) He is used to smoking.

N: He is not used to smoking

I: Is he used to smoking?

e) William used to play tennis when he was at school

N: William didn't use to play tennis when he was at school

I: Did William use to play tennis when he was at school?

f) You and your girlfriend are used to seeing movies on weekends.

N: You and your girlfriend are not used to seeing movies on weekends.

I: Are you and your girlfriend used to seeing movies on weekends?

g) They both used to have short hair

N: They both didn't use to have short hair

I: Did they both use to have short hair?

h) I am used studying Portuguese

N:  I am not used studying Portuguese

I: Am I used studying Portuguese?

3.

a) When I started to work here I needed a lot of help, but now I ---- all the work on my own. (Quando eu comecei a trabalhar aqui precisei de muita ajuda, mas agora eu ---- todo o trabalho sozinha.)

( ) used to do ( X ) am used to doing

b) He ---- several books a month, but he doesn't have time any more. (Ele ---- muitos livros por mês, mas ele não tem mais tempo.)

( X ) used to read ( ) was used to reading

c) We were surprised to see her driving, she ---- when we first met her. (Nós ficamos surpresos de vê-la dirigindo, ela ---- quando nós a conhecemos.)

( ) didn’t used to drive ( X ) didn’t use to drive

d) When Pete Smith was the head of our office everything ---- well organized. Now it's total chaos here. (Quando Pete Smith era o chefe do nosso escritório ---- bem organizado. Agora está um caos total aqui.)

( X ) used to be ( ) was used to be

e) Did you ---- write poems when you were young? (Você ---- escrever poemas quando era jovem?)

( X ) use to ( ) used to

f) He ---- working these bad conditions. (Ele ---- a trabalhar em condições ruins.)

( X ) isn’t used to ( ) isn’t use to