be/get used to – B2 English Grammar Test

1  Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.

1   My new bike was hard to ride at first but I was / got / get used to it quite quickly.

2   They won’t fall. They are / get / were used to climbing walls like that.

3   Waking up early is easy. I am / get / am getting used to it.

4   I only started high school last week. I’m still being / – / getting used to it.

5   Could you be / getting / get used to life in another country?

6   Lisa is / gets / has been used to the rain. She’s from Scotland!

7   It took us three days to be / get / be getting used to the temperature.

8   The traffic was irritating, but we are / were / got used to it after a few days.

2  Match the sentence beginnings (1–8) and endings (A–H).

1   This brace isn’t very comfortable   …D…

2   I sweated so much in Vietnam because

3   I work nights. It was hard at first, but

4   I like the idea of living in Russia

5   Kate’s used to speaking French as

6   When we moved to the UK

7   Do you get anxious about public speaking, or

8   Do you think you could get used to

A   we had to get used to eating much earlier.

B   living without a car?

C   are you used to it, being a teacher?

D   but I’m getting used to it.

E    but I don’t think I could get used to the cold.

F    her mother is from Luxembourg.

G   I just wasn’t used to the humidity.

H   I’m completely used to that timetable now.

3  Complete the responses with not be used to + verb + –ing. Use the verbs in the box. There is one extra verb which you do not need to use.

1   ‘You look exhausted.’

      ‘I ……am not used to walking…… so much.’

2   ‘Claire’s a bit anxious.’

      ‘She …………………………………. on motorways.’

3   ‘Simon’s a little depressed.’

      ‘He …………………………………. without his parents.’

4   ‘Nina’s down about her exam results.’

      ‘She …………………………………. in any subject.’

5   ‘You look petrified.’

      ‘I …………………………………. at the top of a skyscraper.’

6   ‘Your dad’s a bit bad-tempered this morning.’

      ‘He …………………………………. so early.’

7   ‘Uri seems stressed at the moment.’

      ‘I think he …………………………………. so much work.’

8   ‘Do you want a knife and fork?’

      ‘Yes please. I …………………………………. with chopsticks.’

4  Put a tick (✓) if the sentence is correct or a cross (✗) if it is incorrect. Correct the mistakes.

1   I got lost because I’m used to take a different route. ✗

      ……I got lost because I’m used to taking a different route. ……

2   For me, the Irish way of life was hard to be used to. ……

      ………………………………………………………………

3   I can’t get used to the fact that the holidays have finished. ……

      ………………………………………………………………

4   I don’t think I could get used to living on a boat. I’d feel sick. ……

      ………………………………………………………………

5   Are you use to having a little brother yet? ……

      ………………………………………………………………

6   Yolanda is still being used to her new teachers. ……

      ………………………………………………………………

7   I’m used to lots of noise. I’ve got six brothers and sisters. ……

      ………………………………………………………………

8   I’ve never played on real grass so I don’t be used to it. ……

      ………………………………………………………………

5  Complete the email with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

Hi Clara,

How are you? I 1……’ve been…… (be) here in Holland for three weeks now. I 2……………………. still ……………………. (get) used to the language. My Dutch isn’t great, but I 3……………………. (learn) a lot of new words. Here the countryside is very green, which is strange for me. I 4……………………. (be used to) all the fields being yellow, but here it 5……………………. (rain) a lot more than in Spain. 6……………………. you ……………………. (enjoy) Oxford? What’s the food like? I like the food here in Holland, but I 7……………………. (be) not used to having lunch so early. We eat much later in Madrid, as you know. I am really trying 8……………………. (get) used to the weather, but it isn’t easy. It’s only 18° and it’s the middle of June!

Take care and speak soon. Miss you!

Luis