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Adapting to Change: Business English with ‘Be/Get Used To’

Focus: be used to, get used to, used to – workplace adaptation contextsB13 exercises

📋 Grammar Summary

Structures: be used to + noun/gerund (current familiarity) • get used to + noun/gerund (process of adaptation) • used to + infinitive (past habits)
Key patterns:
  • be/am/is/are/was/were used to + -ing/noun
  • get/getting/got used to + -ing/noun
  • used to + base verb (past only)
Common errors addressed: Confusing ‘used to’ (past habit) with ‘be used to’ (familiarity) • Using infinitive after ‘be/get used to’ instead of gerund • Incorrect verb forms after each structure

🎮 Practice Activities

Complete the Workplace Adaptation Sentences

be used to, get used to, used to in workplace contexts

Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets

Before I started this job, I _____ from home every day.

After three months, Sarah _____ her new responsibilities.

Our manager is used to _____ with difficult clients.

I’m slowly getting used to _____ work at 7 a.m.

Before the merger, we _____ monthly team meetings.

Are you used to _____ in open-plan offices yet?

It took me weeks to _____ used to the new software.

My colleague _____ (not be) used to remote meetings when she joined.

We’re getting used to _____ (communicate) across different time zones.

Choose the Correct Structure

Distinguishing between be used to, get used to, and used to

Choose the correct option to complete each sentence

I _____ coffee breaks every two hours in my previous job.

After six months abroad, I’m finally _____ the local business culture.

How long did it take you to _____ the early morning shifts?

She _____ presentations to large groups now, but she was nervous at first.

We _____ flexible working hours before the company changed its policy.

I can’t _____ wearing formal clothes every day. It’s still uncomfortable.

Are you _____ the new office location, or is the commute still difficult?

Our team is gradually _____ the changes in management style.

Find and Fix the Errors

Common errors with be/get used to and used to

Each sentence has ONE error. Find it and write the correct version.

I used to working night shifts in my previous position.

 

She is getting used to manage a larger team now.

 

Are you use to the new software system yet?

 

We didn’t used to have video calls every morning.

 

It took months to got used to the company culture.

 

I’m used to work independently without much supervision.

 

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