We _______ our grandparents every Sunday when we were children.

• used to visit

• visited

• would visit

• were visiting

He ________ long, blonde hair when he was a teenager.

• had

• used to have

• was having

• would have

People ______ letters in the post before email was invented.

• were sending

• were used to send

• used to send

I ______ football after school.

• would love playing

• was using to love playing

• used to love playing

I ______ questions in English class at school. I was extremely shy.

• was never using to ask

• never used to ask

• didn't use to ask

• didn't used to ask

He ______ me a letter when he arrived in London last month.

• would write

• used to write

• wrote

Answer explanation

IF THE ACTION ONLY HAPPENED ONCE WE NEED TO USE THE PAST SIMPLE TENSE.

She hated living in London at first but now she ________ it.

• is getting used to

• used to

• would be get used to

He _________ coffee when he was studying for his exams.

• got used to drinking

• used to drink

• used to drinking

• got used to drink

Answer explanation

GOT USED TO DRINKING AND USED TO DRINK ARE BOTH CORRECT

GOT USED TO = THE PROCESS

USED TO DRINK = THE HABIT

Speaking in English was very strange at first, but ________.

• I was getting used to it.

• I've got used to it.

• I've got using to it.

We _______ buy an ice-cream after football on Sundays.

• would always buy

• always would buy

• would buy always

Answer explanation

THE ADVERB OF FREQUENCY GOES BETWEEN THE AUXILIARY VERB AND THE ACTION VERB.