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| ======To be used to/to get used to====== | ====== To be used to / to get used to ====== |
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| | <p><img width="276" height="271" id="397" style="width: 112px; height: 108px;" alt="Greeting, bowing, Japanese" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/397_c2e1802aed76d2853fb789cde0dcb322.png"> |
| | <b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>James <span style="color:#0000cc;">is used to </span>working with Japanese people.</span></b></p> |
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| {{:en:grammar:verbs_and_phrasal_verbs:to_be_used_to:japan_bow.png?150|}} James is <color #00a2e8>used to</color> working with Japanese people. | ===== Definition ===== |
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| | <p style="margin:0;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";'>'<span style="color:#0000cc;">To be used to </span>something or someone' means to be accustomed to or familiar with something or someone. If you are used to something, it isn't new or strange for you.</span></b></p> |
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| | <p style="margin:0;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";'>'To get'</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";'> has several different meanings. Here, it means 'to become', so '<span style="color:#0000cc;">to get used to</span> something or someone' means to become used to or familiar with something or someone.</span></b></p> |
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| | ===== Uses ===== |
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| | <p style="margin:0;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";'>It is used to talk about past, present or future states or situations and can be used to make comparisons between the past, present and future.</span></b></p> |
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| =====Definition===== | ===== Construction ===== |
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| | <p style="margin:0;"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";'>To be used to</span></u></b></p> |
| | <p style="margin:0;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";'>Affirmative: subject + 'to be' + 'used to' + noun/gerund</span></b></p> |
| | <p style="margin:0 0 0 35px;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";'>I'<span style="color:#0000cc;">m used to </span>working with Japanese people.</span></b></p> |
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| | <p style="margin:0;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";'>Negative: subject + 'to be' + 'not' + 'used to' + noun/gerund</span></b></p> |
| | <p style="margin:0;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";'>I'<span style="color:#0000cc;">m </span>not<span style="color:#0000cc;"> used to </span>working with Japanese people.</span></b></p> |
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| | <p style="margin:0;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";'>Interrogative: 'to be' + subject + 'used to' + noun/gerund</span></b></p> |
| | <p style="margin:0;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="color:#0000cc;">Are</span> you <span style="color:#0000cc;">used to </span>working with Japanese people?</span></b></p> |
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| <color #00a2e8>'To be used to</color> something or someone' means to be accustomed to or familiar with something or someone. If you are used to something, it isn't new or strange for you. | <p style="margin:0;"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";'>To get used to</span></u></b></p> |
| | <p style="margin:0;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";'>Affirmative: subject + 'to get' + 'used to' + noun/gerund</span></b></p> |
| | <p style="margin:0;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";'>She'<span style="color:#0000cc;">s</span> <span style="color:#0000cc;">getting used to</span> her new boss.</span></b></p> |
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| | <p style="margin:0;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";'>Negative: subject + 'not' + 'to get' + 'used to' + noun/gerund</span></b></p> |
| | <p style="margin:0;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";'>She <span style="color:#0000cc;">isn't getting used to</span> her new boss.</span></b></p> |
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| | <p style="margin:0;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";'>Interrogative: auxiliary + subject + 'to get' + 'used to' + noun/gerund</span></b></p> |
| | <p style="margin:0;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="color:#0000cc;">Is</span> she <span style="color:#0000cc;">getting used to</span> her new boss?</span></b></p> |
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| | <p><b><span style="color:#0000cc; font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';">Note that </span></b></p> |
| | <p style="margin:0 0 0 36px;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";'>1. they can be used in different tenses - past, perfect, present and future - and with a variety of modals.</span></b></p> |
| | <p style="margin:0 0 0 36px;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";'>2. 'to get used to' is rarely used in the present simple.</span></b></p> |
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| 'To get' has several different meanings. Here, it means 'to become', so <color #00a2e8>'to get used to</color> something or someone' means to become used to or familiar with something or someone. | ===== Construction with 'used to' ===== |
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| | <p style="margin:0;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color:#7030a0; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";'>Used to</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";'> is a structure for talking about past habits and states and is sometimes confused with 'to be used to'. Although we occasionally find them in the same sentence, 'to be used to' <u>does not refer to a present habit</u> and is therefore not the present form of 'used to'.</span></b></p> |
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| | <p style="margin:0 0 0 21px; line-height:115%;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";'>I <span style="color:black;">used to </span>live in a big house [a past state in contrast to the present] so I <span style="color:#0000cc;">was used to</span> having a lot of space. Now I live in a much smaller house but I'<span style="color:#0000cc;">m getting used to </span>it.</span></b></p> |
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| | <p style="margin:0;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";'>If we want to talk about present habits, we use an adverb of frequency such as 'usually':</span></b></p> |
| | <p style="margin:0 0 0 21px; line-height:115%;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";'>I usually eat in the same restaurant when I go to Paris. <img width="18" height="13" id="39" style="width:18px; height:13px;" alt="green check" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/39_db7196aad25f86da510b9bb08610a187.jpg"></span></b></p> |
| | <p><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";'><strong> I'm used to eat in the same restaurant when I go to Paris. <img width="17" height="20" id="40" style="width:17px; height:20px;" alt="red x" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/40_457126aaf23a65c1331eea83d27fb7c4.jpg"></strong></span></p> |
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| | ===== Examples ===== |
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| | <p><img width="124" height="83" id="593" style="width:124px; height:83px;" alt="airport delays" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/593_4f59fee8c67c1a532cba9677b55193d8.jpg"> |
| | <span lang="EN-US" style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>James travels a lot with his job so he <span style="color:#0000cc;">is used to </span>delays at the airport.</strong></span></p> |
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| =====Uses===== | <p><img width="122" height="80" id="1103" style="width:122px; height:80px;" alt="presentation" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1103_8d2ad753452c3f7fa4b7f41264f64309.png"> |
| | <b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";'>Philippe is very nervous today. He <span style="color:#0000cc;">isn't used to</span> giving presentations in English.</span></b></p> |
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| It is used to talk about past, present or future states or situations and can be used to make comparisons between the past, present and future. | <p><img width="115" height="92" id="508" style="width:115px; height:92px;" alt="crowd" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/508_5752634d268cd2c2e037894632d52628.png"> |
| | <span lang="EN-US" style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";'>Maria doesn't like living in London. She grew up in the country so she <span style="color:#0000cc;">isn't used to </span>crowds, but I expect she'll <span style="color:#0000cc;">get used to</span> them before long.</span></p> |
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| | <span lang="EN-US" style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";'>Are you<span style="color:#0000cc;"> used to </span>working with this kind of plan? Yes, we had them in my last job.</span></p> |
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| =====Construction===== | <p><img width="90" height="115" id="394" style="width:90px; height:115px;" alt="working alone" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/394_fbf77ab960961e4b730696cb03838bd4.jpg"> |
| | <span lang="EN-US" style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";'>In her previous job, Jenny worked in a busy office with lots of people. Now she works from home and she just can't<span style="color:#0000cc;"> get used</span> <span style="color:#0000cc;">to </span>being alone all day.</span></p> |
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| __To be used to__ | <p><img width="102" height="130" id="1090" style="width:102px; height:130px;" alt="interview" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1090_50175b93a49871e52760e3401a3b8463.png"> |
| | <span lang="EN-US" style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";'>Lewis used to hate interviews but he's had so many now that he'<span style="color:#0000cc;">s getting used to </span>them.</span></p> |
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| Affirmative: subject + 'to be' + 'used to' + noun/gerund | <span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";'>Using chopsticks was impossible for me for a long time but by the time I left China after working there for 10 years, I'd <span style="color:#0000cc;">got used to</span> it.</span></p> |
| I'<color #00a2e8>m used to</color> working with Japanese people. | <br><br> |
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| Negative: subject + 'to be' + 'not' + 'used to' + noun/gerund | |
| I'<color #00a2e8>m</color> not <color #00a2e8>used to</color> working with Japanese people. | |
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| Interrogative: 'to be' + subject + 'used to' + noun/gerund | |
| <color #00a2e8>Are</color> you <color #00a2e8>used to</color> working with Japanese people? | |
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| Affirmative: subject + 'to get' + 'used to' + noun/gerund | |
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| She's getting used to her new boss. | |
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| Negative: subject + 'not' + 'to get' + 'used to' + noun/gerund | |
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| She isn't getting used to her new boss. | |
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| Interrogative: auxiliary + subject + 'to get' + 'used to' + noun/gerund | |
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| 1. they can be used in different tenses - past, perfect, present and future - and with a variety of modals. | |
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| Used to is a structure for talking about past habits and states and is sometimes confused with 'to be used to'. Although we occasionally find them in the same sentence, 'to be used to' does not refer to a present habit and is therefore not the present form of 'used to'. | |
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| {{:en:grammar:verbs_and_phrasal_verbs:to_be_used_to:travel.jpg?100|}} James travels a lot with his job so he <color #00a2e8>is used to</color> delays at the airport. | |
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| {{:en:grammar:verbs_and_phrasal_verbs:to_be_used_to:philippe.png?100|}} Philippe is very nervous today. He <color #00a2e8>isn't used to</color> giving presentations in English. | |
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| {{:en:grammar:verbs_and_phrasal_verbs:to_be_used_to:crowd.png?100|}} Maria doesn't like living in London. She grew up in the country so she <color #00a2e8>isn'tused to</color> crowds, but I expect she'll <color #00a2e8>get used to</color> them before long. | |
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| {{:en:grammar:verbs_and_phrasal_verbs:to_be_used_to:bob.jpeg?100|}} Are you <color #00a2e8>used to</color> working with this kind of plan? Yes, we had them in my last job. | |
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| {{:en:grammar:verbs_and_phrasal_verbs:to_be_used_to:bored.jpeg?100|}} In her previous job, Jenny worked in a busy office with lots of people. Now she works from home and she just can't <color #00a2e8>get used t</color>o being alone all day. | |
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| {{:en:grammar:verbs_and_phrasal_verbs:to_be_used_to:london_underground.png?100|}} I didn't mind commuting to London when I was young. I <color #00a2e8>was used to</color> it then but I wouldn't want to do it again. | |
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| {{:en:grammar:verbs_and_phrasal_verbs:to_be_used_to:interview.png?100|}} Lewis used to hate interviews but he's had so many now that he'<color #00a2e8>s getting used to</color> them. | |
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| {{:en:grammar:verbs_and_phrasal_verbs:to_be_used_to:country.jpg?100|}} It's so quiet living here compared with the city but I expect we'll <color #00a2e8>get used to</color> it after a while. | |
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| {{:en:grammar:verbs_and_phrasal_verbs:to_be_used_to:chopsticks.jpg?100|}} Using chopsticks was impossible for me for a long time but by the time I left China after working there for 10 years, I'd <color #00a2e8>got used to</color> it. | |