Used to (do)

Something used to happen = it happened regularly in the past, but no longer

happens:

(
) Used to + V1 (do)

Used
To
To Infinitive
To I used to (drive) in England. I used to (give)
a speech on the stage.

I used to play tennis a lot, but I dont play very often now.

( )
Play To Infinitive Used
Used Play
Infinitive, to (adverb)
Used
David used to spend a lot of money on clothes. These days he cant afford
it.

(

)
Do you go to the cinema much? not now, but I used to.

?

We also use used to . for things that were true, but are not true anymore:



Used To (V1)

This building is now a furniture shop. It used to be a cinema. ( )
( )
I used to think Mark was unfriendly, but now I realize hes a very nice
person.

Ive started drinking tea recently. I never used to like it before.

Nicole used to have very long hair when she was a child.
(
) ( )

I used to do something is past. There is no present form. You cannot say I

use to do. Used to (V1)

I Use to do

To talk about present, use the present simple (I do).

Present Simple Tense (I Do)

We used to live (Past simple) in a small village, but now we live (Present
Simple) in London.
There used to be four cinemas in the town. Now there is only one.

The normal question form is Did (you) use to ?: Used to V1

Did (you) use to V1. ?
Did you use to eat a lot of sweets when you were a child?

?

The negative form is didnt use to ( used not to is also possible):

(didnt use to V1) or (did not use to V1) (used not to V1)

I didnt use to like him. (or I used not like him).

Be/get used to something (Im used to )

Be/get used to something (Used to
V1) used be get
Used (V2)
(past participle) or (V3) to to
infinitive (preposition)


Im used to something = it is not new or strange for me:
Be/get used to something

- (I am used to chewing betel

nut ) or (I get used to chewing betel nut)
-
- Be (I was used to
chewing betel nut) or (I got used to chewing betel nut)

Frank lives alone. He doesnt mind this because he has lived alone for 15
years. It is not strange for him. He is used to it. He is used to living alone.




(He is used to it) Be is
Used (V3) or (Past participle) To it it
(Pronoun) it To To (preposition)
- is get - he gets used to it.
He is used to living alone to Living
living gerund ( +ing (V+ing) )
to
I bought some new shoes. I felt a bit strange at first because I wasnt used
to them.
( )
( )
( )
Our new flat is on a very busy street. I expect well get used to the noise,
but at the moment its very disturbing.
( )

( )
Diane has a new job. She has to get up much earlier now than before at
6.30. She finds this difficult because she isnt used to getting up so early.
() () -

( Negative Sentence)

Barbaras husband is often away from home. She doesnt mind this. She is
used to him being away.

After be/get used you cannot use the infinitive ( to do/ to drive etc.).
be/get used To infinitive ( to do/ to drive etc.)

To To

We say:
She is used to driving on the left. (not - She is used to drive)
When we say Im used to something, to is a preposition, not a part of the
infinitive.
Im used to something To
Infinitive
So we say:

Frank is used to living alone. (not Frank is used to live)

Lisa had to get used to driving on the left. (not - get used to drive)

Do not confuse I am used to doing and I used to do:

With Due Respect

Rev. Ariya (H.G)

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