Used to and its different uses

This post is very useful to revise one of  Bachillerato and B1 or B2 contents. Are you ready?

Look at the following sentences:

When she was little, she used to play with dolls.

He is used to getting up early. He doesn’t find it hard.

They have finally got used to living together.

All the sentences contain “used to” but they have different meanings.

In English, we use the structure “used to” + the base form of the verb to indicate that something happened in the past but no longer happens.

In questions and negative sentences, we put “use” NOT “used”.

Look:

Did you use to like school when you were little?

No, I didn’t use to like school; in fact, I hated it!

We use the structures “to be used to” + a noun / a verb in the –ing form (a gerund) to indicate that we are accustomed to or familiar with something or with doing something having experienced it or done it several times before.

Look at some more examples:

It took me a while, but I’m now used to the computer software we have to use at work.

He’s still not used to working until 10pm.

She wasn’t used to English weather!

They were used to working from Monday to Friday, not at the weekends.

We use the structures “to get used to” + a noun / a verb in the –ing form (a gerund) to indicate that we become accustomed to or familiar with someone or with doing something so that the thing or activity no longer seems strange or unusual.

Here are some more examples:

He has never got used to living alone.

At first the job may seem difficult but you will soon get used to it.

Have you got used to driving on the right yet?

I am getting used to getting up early for my new job.

When you worked as a war photographer, did you ever get used to the violence you saw?

Have a lovely day and if you want to improve your English your place in Lorca is AULAGLOBAL.