How to use be used to, get used to and used to correctly.
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Be used to |
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Be used to + noun phrase or verb-ing (in this pattern used is an adjective and to is a preposition). |
I am used to getting up early in the morning. I don't mind
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If you are used to something, you have often done or experienced it, so it's not strange, new or difficult for you. |
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The opposite of be used to is be not used to. |
I am not used to the new system yet. |
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Get used to |
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Get used to + noun phrase or verb-ing (in this pattern used is an adjective and to is a preposition). |
I got used to getting up early in the morning. |
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If you get used to something, you become accustomed to
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Used to |
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Used to + verb refers to a habit or state in the past. It is used only in the past simple. |
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Past habits |
We used to live there when I was a child. |
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Past states |
I used to like The Beatles but now I never listen to them. |
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The form of the question is |
Did(n't) he use to work in your office? |
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Practise ‘used to’, ‘be used to’ and ‘get used’ in this intermediate-level exercise.