Every experience, good or bad, is a priceless collector’s item Well, the task is to use forms "used to" and "to be used to doing.." "Would" in the contracted form to talk about regular things that ha

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Every experience, good or bad, is a priceless collector’s item Well, the task is to use forms "used to" and "to be used to doing.." "Would" in the contracted form to talk about regular things that happened in the past. I used to live in Budapest for 2 months last year. It was a very interesting experience, but I'm happy it's over. I'd work there every day 5 days a week. The good thing of that was that I used to work from home. I didn't have to go outside, spend lots of time on the way to the office and also I could do some housework during my workday. Sounds like a dream! But living there for two months I didn't see the city, brcause I was very tired every day, and as I switched off my computer at 4 pm, I'd fall asleep immediately! At weekends my freind and I'd travelling outside on the city to visit some new towns and village. I do it almost every weekend whole my live, but those days it hadn´t brought me any pleasure. So, I'm not used to living in Hungria, maybe because of the language, whitch very difficult and I almost had no time to study it. Maybe because of stess I had not having my mum with me and my dear friends. But, as I said, the experience was very interesting and I suppose I'd try again but I’d rather choosing toss-up between Spain and Germany.

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Every experience, good or bad, is priceless

Well, the task is to use the forms "used to" and "to be used to doing..", and "would" in the contracted form to talk about regular things that happened in the past.

I lived in Budapest for two months last year.

Or, because two months is a short time, it might be better to say "I stayed in Budapest for two months".

You could say "I used to live in Budapest". (But now I live somewhere else.) But if you add a period of time after that ("for two months" or "last year") it sounds wrong.

I'd work there every day, five days a week. The good thing about it was that I worked from home.

You could say "I used to work from home, but now I work in an office." or "I used to live in Budapest, but now I live in Vienna."

But living there for two months I didn't see the city, because I was very tired every day, and as I switched off my computer at 4 pm, I'd fall asleep immediately!

On weekends my friend and I would travel outside on the city to visit some new towns and villages. I have done that almost every weekend for my entire life, but in those days it didn't bring me any pleasure.

So, I didn't get used to living in Hungary,

You are talking about past events, so you can't use the present "I am not used to..."

maybe because of the language, which is very difficult, and the fact that I had almost no time to study it. Maybe because of the stress of not having my mum with me and my dear friends. But, as I said, the experience was very interesting and I suppose I'd try it again but I’d rather choose another country. It would be a toss-up between Spain and Germany.

I don't think you used "used to" in natural ways, sorry :)

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