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• Compare these sentences: • After be used to and get used to we can use a noun or
a pronoun: I certainly wasn't used to the lumps of fat.
Sometimes I'll eat junk food. (repeated and typical behaviour)
I'm slowly getting used to it.
Tonight I'll probably have a pizza. (a future action)
• We can use be used to and get used to in any verb form,
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for example:
• To show criticism, we stress the uncontracted form of will: He will
leave the door open all the time! Present Simple: I'm used to staying in these wonderful
tents now.
PAST HABITS, REPEATED ACTIONS AND STATES
Present Continuous: I'm slowly getting used to it.
• We use the Past Simple and used to+ infinitive to talk about Present Perfect Simple: I still haven't got used to Airag.
past habits, repeated actions and states: I hardly ever did any Past Simple: I wasn't used to the lumps of fat.
exercise. I used to see him out running every morning. will+ infinitive: I'll never get used to being outside in
• We can use would+ infinitive to talk about past habits and those temperatures.
repeated actions: And I'd get an ice cream or something on the infinitive with to: It took me a while to get used to eating
way home from school every day. We don't usually use this verb so much meat.
form with state verbs.
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• We make negative sentences with used to with: • The form of used to in be/get used to doesn't change in
subject + didn't+ use to + infinitive. I didn't use to like questions and negatives: She isn't used to it. not She isn't
vegetables. use to it.
• We make questions with used to with: (question word) did+
USED TO OR BE/GET USED TO
subject+ use to+ infinitive. Where did you use to live?
• Compare these sentences:
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I used to live in Mongolia.
• We can also make negative sentences with never used to :
The speaker lived in Mongolia in the past, but he/she
My brother never used to help with the washing-up.
doesn't live there now.
• We don't use used to + infinitive or would + infinitive for something
I'm used to living in Mongolia.
that only happened once: I gave up smoking in May. not I used tel
The speaker lives in Mongolia now and has probably
would up smoking in 1nv4ay. lived there for some time. When he/she started living
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• We often use used to when we begin describing past habits, then there, life was probably strange or difficult, but now
continue with would+ infinitive: I used to sleep until 10 a.m., then it isn't.
I'd get up and have breakfast in the garden. After that I'd get the bus
to work.

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• We use be used to to talk about things that are familiar and
no longer strange or difficult for us: I'm used to staying in these m Discussion language (1): agreeing
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• We use get used to to talk about things that become familiar, AGREEING
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less strange or less difficult over a period of time: It took me a • •
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I see what you mean.
while to get used to eating so much meat.
I see your point.
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I suppose that's true, actually.
That's a good point.
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You might be right there.
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Well, I can't argue with that.
I suppose you've got a point there.
DISAGREEING
I don't know about that.
I can't re.ally se·e the poi nt of (forcing kids to e·at).
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Oh, do you think so?
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Oh, I wouldn't say that.
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getting up at 5 a.m. every day. getting up at 5 a.m. every day.
• We often follow an agreement phrase with but to
challenge the other person's opinion: I see what you mean,
• After be used to and get used to we use verb+ing: I'll never get
but I think it's much better to let them eat when they want.
used to being outside in those temperatures.