Used to

Grammar

BE/GET USED TO (ING)VS. USED TO (INF)

USED TO (INF) We use used to (INF) to talk about situations that were true in the past but are not true anymore

I didn't use to like fruit, but now I love it!! Did you use to eat fruit as a child?

I used to live in Kenya

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USED TO (INF) We use used to (INF) to talk about habit from the past

Every Saturday I used to go on a long bike ride.

Many years ago people used to send more letters

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BE USED TO (+ING) or NOUN We use be used to (ing) to talk about something that is or isn't familiar

Alice is used to being responsible-she looks after her little sister

I am not used to homework

BE USED TO (ING) We use be used to (ing) to talk about something that is or isn't familiar

Last yearI was used to getting up early

I am from Donostia and I am used to wet weather

GET USED TO (ING) We use get used to (ing) to talk about the process of something becoming familiar... to become familiar...

I can't get used to my new phone. It's very difficult to use

I don't think that I will get used to living in such a big city

CAN YOU REMEMBER THE RULES?

• When we want to talk about something being normal or familiar, we can use the expression be used to.
• We use get used to to refer the process of something becoming normal or familiar. I live in the city, so I am used to all the noise It took him a while to get used to eating dinner early
• These expressions are followed by a noun or the gerund (-ing) form of a verb I'm not really used to spicy food They're getting used to living in a small apartment
• These expressions are not the same as used to. We use used to to refer to past habits or states which are no longer true. Used to is followed by the infinitive I used to love rock music, but now I never listen to it.

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