Choose the most appropriate word to fill in the blank:
After three years in the hostel, Kiran is now used to ______ up at five in the morning.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → waking
Complete sentence: After three years in the hostel, Kiran is now used to waking up at five in the morning. The sentence has “is used to”, which means “be in the habit of” or “find something normal”.
| Option | Form and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) wake | the base form; follows “used to” only when there is no is / was before it. Then “used to” shows a past habit that has stopped | As a child, Kiran used to wake up late on Sundays. |
| (2) woken | the past participle (V3) of wake; follows a helping verb such as has or had, not “is used to” | The baby has woken up. |
| (3) waking (answer) | the -ing form; in “be used to” (is / am / are / was used to), “to” is a preposition, so it is followed by the -ing form | Dadi is used to waking up before sunrise. |
| (4) woke | the simple past (V2) of wake; not used after “to” | Kiran woke up early on the day of the exam. |