used to/would + infinitivebe/get used to + -ing

Complete these sentences using the correct form of used to/would + infinitive or be/get used to+ -ing and the verbs in brackets.

1. There _______________ (be) fewer crimes than there are today.2. It’s difficult to _______________ (not/be) able to go out late at night.3. We _______________ (walk) home at night alone a few years ago but

we don’t anymore.4. I _______________ (steal) sweets when I was a small child.5. There _______________ (be) fewer policemen on the streets.6. I find it difficult to _______________ (see) so many beggars on the

streets.7. There are more bank robberies now than ther _____________ (be).8. You must _______________ (lock) all your windows and doors.

Otherwise the house won’t be safe.

For questions 1-8, complete the second so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the world given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given.

1. In the past, she always went to the cinema on Friday evening.wouldIn the past, she ___________________ the cinema on Friday evening.

2. Watching awful TV programmes doesn’t bother me anymore.becomeI’ve ______________________ awful TV programmes.

3. When he was preparing for exams he studied very hard.studyHe ______________________ when he was preparing for exams.

4. Listening to Spanish doesn’t sound so strange to me anymore.gotI ______________________ to Spanish.

5. I used to smoke in front of the children.longerI ______________________ in front of the children.

6. Being robbed in my city has become very common.gotPeople ______________________ robbed in my city.

7. There is much more crime in our country than in my past.useThere ______________________ so much crime in our country.

8. Seeing my dad with a beard still looks strange to me.usedI am still ______________________ seeing my dad with a beard.