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A As soon as Margaret 1)... got... (get) off the train, she 2) … (pull) her coat around her. Rain 3) … (fall) heavily and a cold wind 4) … (blow) across the platform. She 5) … (look) around, but no one 6) … (wait) to meet her. She 7) … (turn) to leave when she 8) … (hear) footsteps. A man 9) … (walk) towards her. He 10) … (smile) at her, then he 11) … (say), 'You're finally here.'
B George 1) … (pick) up his bag then, 2) … (throw) it over his shoulder. It 3) … (get) dark and he 4) … (have) a long way to go. He wished that he had let someone know that he was coming. It 5) … (start) to rain, and he was feeling cold and tired from the long journey. Suddenly, he 6) … (hear) a noise, then he 7) … (see) two bright lights on the road ahead. A car 8) … (head) towards him. It slowed down and finally 9) … (stop) beside him. A man 10) … (sit) at the wheel. He 11) … (open) the door quickly and 12) … (say) 'Get in, George.'
C Andy 1) … (step) into the house and 2) … (close) the door behind him. Everything 3) … (be) quiet. His heart 4) … (beat) fast and his hands 5) … (shake) as he crept silently into the empty house, but he was trying not to panic. He soon 6) … (find) what he 7) … (look) for. He smiled with relief as he put on the clothes. The men who 8) … (follow) him would never recognise him now.
Imagine that you were present when these things happened, then, in pairs, ask and answer questions, as in the example.
SA: What were you doing when the burglar broke in?
SB: I was watching TV.
SA: What did you do?
SB: I called for help.
1 The burglar broke in.
2 The storm broke.
3 The lights went out.
4 The boat overturned.
5 The earthquake hit.
6 The building caught fire.
USED TO / BE USED TO / GET USED TO
We use used to + infinitive to refer to past habits or states. In such cases, used to can be replaced by the past simple with no difference in meaning.
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e.g. He used to go out / He went out a lot when he was younger. (He doesn't any more.)
Did she use to spend / Did she spend a lot of money when she was single?
We use the past simple, and not used to, for actions which happened at a definite time in the past.
e.g. He visited Paris last month.
(NOT: He used to visit Paris last month.)
Look at the following examples of how we can use be/get used to:
be/get used to + noun/pronoun/-ing form
e.g. a) They are used to hot weather.
(They are accustomed to hot weather. - present)
b) I'm used to getting up early.
(I'm accustomed to getting up early. - present)
c) She wasn't used to working at night.
(She wasn't accustomed to working at night. - past)
d) Mary is getting used to life in the city.
(Mary is becoming accustomed to life in the city. - present)
e) Simon had never lived in a tropical country before, but he quickly got used to it.
(He became accustomed to it. - past)
f) They will soon get used to cooking their own meals.
(They will become accustomed to cooking their own meals. - future)
