Used to/ Would/Be used to/ Get used to

Şeyma Elif Akbaba

http://speakspeak.com/resources/english-grammar-rules/various-grammar-rules/be-used-to-get-used-to-used-to

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-reference/used-infinitive-and-beget-used

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-Used To-• If you used to do something, you did it for a

period of time in the past, but you don't do it any more.

• We also say used to to express a state that existed in the past but doesn't exist now. States are not actions. They are expressed using stative

verbs such as have, believe, know and like.USED TO + INFINITIVE

They used to travel / travelled (no difference meaning) a lot when they were young.(They don’t

anymore)

Be used to

• If you are used to something, you have often done or experienced it, so

it's not strange, new or difficult for you.

• The opposite of be used to is be not used to.

Be used to + noun phrase/verb-ing They are used to the cold(present)She wasn’t used to living in the country.(past)

Get used to• If you get used to something, you become

accustomed to it. • It is the process of becoming used to

something.Get used to + noun phrase or verb-ing

I’m getting used to the weather.(present)He didn’t like using the computer at first but he got used to it(past)She will soon get used to wearing contact lenses.(future)

WOULD

1. We can use ‘would’ to talk about repeated past actions.

2. Often either ‘would’ or ‘used to’ is possible. Both of these sentences are possible.

3. However, only ‘used to’ is possible when we talk about past states.

1. We can use ‘would’ to talk about repeated past actions.

• Every Saturday I would go on a long bike ride.

• My teachers would always say “Sit down and shut up!”

2. Often either ‘would’ or ‘used to’ is possible. Both of these sentences are possible.

• Every Saturday, I would go on a long bike ride.

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

3. However, only ‘used to’ is possible when we talk about past states.

• We used to live in Kars when I was a child.

• We would live in Kars when I was a child.

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