Be/get used to x used to

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Complete with the verb in
the appropriate form
using USED TO or
GET/BE USED TO.
 DRINK
A. used to drink
'When I lived in Mexico, I _________________
tequila at every opportunity.'

B. 'I found it quite a strong drink at first, but I soon

got used to (drinking)
___________________________________ it.'

In which of them drinking was...

(A) a regular past habit and it probably isn’t a
habit now?
(B) strange at first, but it is now familiar?
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WEAR

“These are very high

heels but I’m sure
you’ll
get used to wearing
_______________
them.”
 LIVE

'I wasn't ___________

used to living
in such a small flat
and I found it really
hard at first.'
 PLAY
used to play chess with our friends,
We ___________
but nowadays we play chess with our
computers.
 CLEAN
When I was a child, I didn’t
__________
use to clean my own room, but
now I have to.
 SHAKE
got used to shaking
'I never ______________________
hands with people all the time when
I lived there. It's just not the custom
in our country, so that was too
strange for me.'
STAY
I don’t think I could
move to such a cold
place like Iceland. I
would never
get used to staying
___________________
home by the fireplace
all the time.
BEHAVE
“My son never
used to behave
___________________
like that,” she
complained.
“Never mind, it’s just a
phase,” replied the
doctor, “but be assertive
when you have to.”
GO

I think Josh will be a

perfect park ranger,
because he loves
nature. Besides, he
is used to going
____________________
camping and trekking.
STUDY

I haven't studied for

ages and I'm finding it
hard to
get used to studying
__________________
every day.
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