Used to Flashcards

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Accustomed

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Meaning: привыкший

Usage: Usually used with “be” (am, is, are, was, were) + accustomed to + noun/verb-ing.

Examples:
Be used to = Be accusomed to (when something is not strange or difficult any more

I’m accustomed to waking up early.

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Used to + infinitive
used to be, used to do, etc

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Repeated actions in the past
- When I was a teenager, I used to go dancing every weekend.
- As a child, I used to dream about becoming a footbal player.

Pas states which a no longer true
- He used to be blond as a child
- I used to love chocolate

The negative form of used to is didn’t use to, and we form questions with did you use to. There is no present form of used to. When we want to talk about present habits or present repeated actions, we use the present simple tense with usually, normally, often, etc.

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Be used to + ing verb /noun

  • be used to doing something
  • be used to something
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Be accusomed to (when something is not strang or difficulte any more)

  • I am still not used to driving on the left
  • At first it was hard to get up at 6 a. m., but now I am used to it.
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Get used to + ing verb / noun

  • get used to doing something
  • get used to something
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Become accustomed to something or doing something

  • I have just started my new Job and I’m still getting used to working night shifts
  • It might be difficult at first, but you will get used to driving on the left

Getting used to something is the process of becoming used to something.

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