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Used to - Be used to - Get used to

USED  TO  +  base  form   refers  to  a discontinued  habit, something  you  did in  the past   but no  longer  do now.

I'm not  half  the man  I  used to  be  ( Yesterday  by  the  Beatles).

When I  was in Cambridge , I  used  to go  to the  pub  every Friday  evening  ( no longer now).

 TO  BE   USED  TO  + GERUND    refers  to  something you  are  accustomed to doing. 

 TO GET/ GROW  USED TO + GERUND   refers  to  something you   grow  accustomed to  doing. 

 I'm  so used  to  queueing  up  that  I  don't  mind  waiting.

As  I stayed    with   the  Browns,  I got  used  to loving  their  dogs.

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1. When I was living with my English host family I slowly got used to eatingused to eatwas used to eatingI don't know (eat) a cooked breakfast on Saturdays.

2. See that old building on the hill? it used to beingused beingused to beI don't know (be) a boarding school for rich girls, now it's a hotel.

3. Working till midnight does not worry me: I grow used to workused to workam used to workingI don't know (work) late.

4. What a miracle! Mark grew used to smokingused to smokegot used to smokeI don't know (smoke) a lot but now he's given up completely!

5. I think I'll never be used to hearget used to hearingused to hearI don't know (hear) my next door neighbours' quarrels : I'll move house.

6. Before I became a vegetarian I used to eatgot used to eatingused to eatingI don't know (eat) a lot of meat.

7. After spending six months in England last year, I slowly got used to drivingused to drivebe used to drivingI don't know (drive) on the left.

8. She had used to beis used to beingused to beI don't know (be) beautiful when she was in her prime.

9. She get used to wearis used to wearingused to wearI don't know (wear) sneakers : she always stumbles when she walks in high heels.

10. Did you use to smokewere you used to smokingwere you used to smokeI don't know (smoke) in bed before giving it up?