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Ejercicios con «used to»: aprende a utilizarlo

En este blog ya te hemos hablado de cómo utilizar «used to» para hablar del pasado, y cómo distinguirlo del «be/get used to» para expresar costumbre. Hoy te traemos unos ejercicios para que lo veas en contexto y practiques. Si aún no tienes muy claro cómo utilizarlo, repásalo antes de empezar. Haz los siguientes ejercicios y comprueba las respuestas al final.

 

Hablar del pasado

Vamos a practicar el uso de «used to» como «solía». Rellena los espacios en blanco de las siguientes frases. Pueden ser frases afirmativas, negativas o interrogativas, así que presta atención al contexto:

  1. I _____________________ walk to school every morning.
  2. ______ you __________________ go on holidays to the beach?
  3. I ______________________ like garlic in my food, but I love it now.
  4. We ____________________ eat lots of sugar, but we’re on a diet now.
  5. She ____________________ come to our parties, but she’s started coming recently.
  6. _______ he _________________ drink so much? I can’t remember seeing him like that before.
  7. I __________________ believe in ghosts, but then I went to a haunted castle and I saw things I can’t explain.
  8. She ____________________ come to our parties, but she’s started coming recently.

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Costumbre

Y ahora, prueba a hacer los mismo con estos ejercicios de «be used to» para hablar de cosas a la que uno está acostumbrado. Recuerda que la estructura es diferente a la anterior, repásala si lo necesitas. Pueden estar en cualquier tiempo verbal, pero siempre con el verbo «be»:

  1. I didn’t like sharing a flat, but I _______________ it now.
  2. They __________________ working with children, so they did really well.
  3. I ______________________ such large crowds, so I panicked.
  4. She ____________________ being around dogs, so she’s a bit nervous.
  5. Don’t worry about us. We ____________________ travelling in extreme weather.
  6. He might be a bit shy at first because he ____________________ speaking in public.
  7. ________ you ______________ dealing with dangerous situations?
  8. I don’t even hear the noise any more, I _____________ it.

 

Respuestas

Aquí tienes las respuestas a los ejercicios. ¿Qué tal te han salido? Si aún necesitas practicar un poco más, puedes hacer una lista de frases sobre ti utilizando estas estructuras. ¡A practicar!

  1. I used to walk to school every morning.
  2. Did you use to go on holidays to the beach?
  3. I didn’t use to like garlic in my food, but I love it now.
  4. We used to eat lots of sugar, but we’re on a diet now.
  5. She didn’t use to come to our parties, but she’s started coming recently.
  6. Did he use to drink so much? I can’t remember seeing him like that before.
  7. I didn’t use to believe in ghosts, but then I went to a haunted castle and I saw things I can’t explain.
  8. She didn’t use to come to our parties, but she’s started coming recently.

 

  1. I didn’t like sharing a flat, but I am used to it now.
  2. They are/were used to working with children, so they did really well.
  3. I am not/was not used to such large crowds, so I panicked.
  4. She is not used to being around dogs, so she’s a bit nervous.
  5. Don’t worry about us. We are used to travelling in extreme weather.
  6. He might be a bit shy at first because he isn’t used to speaking in public.
  7. Are you used to dealing with dangerous situations?
  8. I don’t even hear the noise any more, I am used to it.

 

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