“USED TO” , “BE USE TO” …

1. "used to" + bare inf. ( đã từng) : diễn tả thói quen hay việc thường làm trong quá khứ.
Eg: My father used to smoke 20 cigarettes a day last year.
a) Khẳng định:



b) Phủ định :


c) Nghi vấn :



2. “ be used to” + V-ing: diễn tả một việc ta quen làm ở hiện tại hoặc tương lai.
Eg: English people are used to driving on the left.
a) Khẳng định:




b) Phủ định :


c) Nghi vấn :



3. “be used to” + bare inf. ( được dùng để) : dùng để nói về công dụng của cái gì.
Eg: A printer is used to print text into paper. Cách phủ định và đặt câu hỏi cho “be used to” + bare inf. Tương tự như các trường hợp có “to be”.

4. “use” (sử dụng): ordinary verb QUÁ KHỨ used. Cách phủ định và đặt câu hỏi

cho ‘use” ở thì hiện tại đơn, quá khứ đơn … tương tự như bất kỳ động từ thường nào khác.
Eg: When I was at primary school, I didn’t use pocket caculator.
EXERCISES
A/ Fill the gaps with used to/ be used to/ use:
1. My mother..........................getting up early every morning
2. Tom has...............................the cold weather since he came here.
3. He......................cry for candies.
4. Can I ……..........……. your pen?
5. She didn`t ...................be patient
6. He …………………..…. swim when he was six.
7. There ……………..…….. be a hotel opposite the station, but it closed a long time ago.
B/ Choose the best answer:
8. Claude didn`t ............... in Canada.
a. lived b. use to live c. used to live d. used to living
9. I remember you. You ........... to school here.
a. were used to go b. have already gone c. went d. used to go
10. One day last March, I .............. a very strange letter.
a. get b. got c. used to get d. was getting
11.I didn`t like the noise in the city at first. But now................. here..
a. I used to live b. I`m used to living c. used to live d. I used to living
12.When I was a child, summers would be warmer and winters colder than now.
a b c d
13.What do you use to do when you felt afraid?
a b c d
14. I`m sorry, I`m not ...........................fast.
a. used to drive b. used to driving c. use to driving d. use to drive
15. Mai rides her bicycle to work every day. She...............................her bicycle to work.
a. is used to riding b. used to ride c. is used to ride d. used to riding
16. There used to ....................a tree in the front of my house.
a. 0 b. is c. be d. being
17. They.................kites when they was young, but now they don`t.
a. get used to playing b. used to play c. are used to playing d. are used to playing
18. A radio ......................listening to music and news.
a. are used for b. used for c. is used to d. is used for
19. An air conditioner ................................keep the air cool when it is hot.
a. are used to b. is used for c. are used for d. is used to
20. When I lived in London ,I............ to the theatre.
a. used to going b. am used to go c. am used to going d. used to go
C/ Rewrite the sentence, using “used to”:
21. Nam was my best friend, but we aren’t friends any longer.
-> Nam used ……………………………………………………………………..………
22. My mother always gets up early. She is used to it