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Be/Get used to doing

and used to do
Explanation & Practice
Be used to + ing:
We use be used to + ing to say that we are, or
aren’t, familiar with or accustomed to
something.

I’m used to getting up early these days.


I’m not used to having breakfast at 6.00.
Get used to + ing:
We use get used to + ing to say that we are
becoming, or have become, familiar with or
accustomed to something.

We are getting used to living here, but we have


been only here three months.
Be / Get used to + noun
We can also use be/get used to + noun.

I’m not used to the sound my new alarm makes.


I’m getting used to my new school.
Used to + infinitive
We use used to + infinitive to talk about past habits, states or
situations

I used to go to bed around midnight when I was a teenager.


We used to live in Manchester before we moved here.
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