Level 5 Chapter 4 - To get used to - To be used to

Level 5 Unit 4 -
To get used to - To be used to
Write in the right form of "used to". Click on the ? button if there is one for help. If the verb is required it is in brackets after the sentence.Press "Check" to see your answers. "Hint" button gives next letter .
To get used to: to adapt to something new.
This expression is used with a noun.

If you go to Japan you will have to get used to the food.

However this noun is often a gerund which gives:

If you go to Japan you will have to get used to eating fish.

This surprises learners because, after "to" you expect an infinitive: Not here!

Some more examples with a variety of tenses:

When I went to England It didn't take long to get used to driving on the left.
I don't think I can get used to the way my boss speaks to me - he's so rude!
It's hard getting up at 2 a.m. to feed the baby, but we'll get used to it I suppose.
Have you got used to your new job yet?
John hasn't got used to the controls of his new car yet.

AFTER adaptation the same expression is used with "to be"

Driving in Rome is OK now; I'm used to it!
There's a lot of traffic outside but we're used to the noise now.
You can't smell it? You must be used to it.
My boss is unbearable! I'm not used to being spoken to like that!

In this exercise, complete the sentences using a form of "to get used to" or "to be used to"
In France people eat so late. How long did it take you dinner at nine? (to have)

When I came to England I had warm beer. (to drink)

I had a PC before but now my Mac and I wouldn't use anything else.

I wish to using the new version of Word. (can)

It takes me ages to type a text message on my cell. All the kids seem it now. They text all the time.

When we moved from a flat to a house the cat didn't know what to do. It being able to go outside. (can - negative)

When you the bus system it's quite easy to get around without a car.

This medecine is awful. I don't think ever the taste.

Some Americans find it difficult to understand English abroad if they foreign accents.

If you public speaking you'll probably feel nervous when you talk to this crowd.

Black and white films are hard to accept now. so seeing everything in colour.

I ski more easily now. It's not that I fall any less frequently, it's just that !