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When use indicates the function of something, it is almost always in the passive voice. If you see the be verb before used, it is likely indicating function, not a past habit/routine. Used to becomes use to when used with the auxiliary verb did. be used to. Be Used To + NOUN or GERUNDFollowed by a gerund (‑ing) or a noun.
Published September 3, 2020 Remember as kids when we used to look forward to summer break every year? Unfortunately as we get older, we don’t have this mandated chunk of time off from work every year. But did we use to count down the days until school was out? Or did we used to look forward to the last day of school each year? Despite the minor difference—literally just one letter—used to and use to are different. But given how similar they are, it’s understandable why the decision to add that D can be so confusing. The phrase “used to” is a strange one. This unusual construction is a past habitual marker. As linguist John H. McWhorter points out in the Lexicon Valley podcast, “used to” is tricky because it isn’t about utilizing something. Instead, it’s about something you did habitually in the past. How do you use used to? This phrase used to refers to something you’re familiar with or accustomed to. So if there’s something that always happened or has become customary, it would be used to. For example: I’m used to sleeping with the lights on because I always fall asleep while reading. Or, She‘s used to my cooking and rarely complains anymore. Get that essay, email, or letter to Nana over the finish line with a little writing help from Grammar Coach™. Get grammar check, spelling help and more free! Then, there’s the version of use as a verb that refers to a habitual action—that is, actions frequently done as a habit. For example: she used to go to the library every day after school. Or I used to eat an apple on the way to school every morning. This use is exclusively used in the past tense to express this action that no longer happens. So if you’re trying to say that the service was always great at the restaurant, you’d rely on used to and not use to. But we’ll get into that even more below. One of the challenges of use, as we’ve already seen, is that is such a useful and highly used verb. As a noun and verb, use is recorded in early Middle English, and ultimately derives via French from the Latin ?sus (“act of using a thing”) and ?t? (“to use”). Use today is commonly used in the sense of utilize, which shares its Latin roots with use. Historically, use had a number of senses that have fallen out of, well, use or familiarity today. One of them is “to practice habitually or customarily; make a practice of,” a sense which in part survives in the tricky construction used to. How do you use use to? It may help to remember that the majority of the time, the correct option is used to and not use to. However, there’s one exception to the rule: if the auxiliary forms did/didn’t is in the sentence, you would choose use to and not used to. For example: Didn’t she use to play the flute? Did the doctor’s office use to be there? So here’s a question: is this example below correct? I use to go to the store. Although it may sound right, it isn’t. So why do we say it? Where some people fall into trouble is that use to might sound correct to the ear. This could be because the sounds of D followed by T tend to blend together, and we process it as one unit “useto” or “useta.” So people have gotten used to hearing use to (see what we did there). So even if Their dad use to cook dinner nightly sounds right, in formal, standard writing this example should read Their dad used to cook dinner. Expressions have also made use to seem more common. Although used to is a construction for something that’s accustomed or habituated to, “of no use to” is, too. For example: it’s of no use to offer help when she clearly doesn’t want it. Here, use is being used as a noun followed by an infinitive verb. We know with enough practice, though, you’ll get used to using used to correctly. If you’re used to learning about other commonly confused terms, you’re going to enjoy reading up on the uses of then and than. Feel free to alternate between that and this article on alternate vs. alternative.
It's becoming or starting to be late. • In the passive voice, to get is frequently used instead of to be to emphasize the idea of some effort being made: to get invited to be invited. to get hired to be hired. to get killed to be killed. • to have something done: to get something done to have something done. Icarus got his hair cut.
Used To Do / Would Do / Be Used To Doing Download this explanation about 'used to' in PDF. 'Used to + infinitive': We use this expression to talk about habits or repeated actions in the past which we don't do in the present. We also use it to talk about states in the past which are no longer true. For example: I used to have long hair (but now I have short hair). He used to smoke (but now he doesn't smoke). They used to live in India (but now they live in Germany). Watch out! With the negative and the question it's 'use' and not 'used': Did you use to be a teacher? Did he use to study French? She didn't use to like chocolate, but she does now. I didn't use to want to have a nice house. Note! With this 'used to' there is no verb 'be'. We CAN'T say 'I am used to have long hair'. Try an exercise about 'used to + infinitive' here. 'Would + infinitive' We can also use 'would + infinitive' to talk about a habit or repeated action in the past. We usually use 'would + infinitive' in this way when we're telling a story about the past. So, we can say: When I was a student, we would often have a drink after class on a Friday. When I lived in Italy, we would go to a little restaurant near our house. However, we don't use 'would + infinitive' to talk about states in the past. So, if we're talking about the past, we CAN'T say: I would have long hair. I would live in Scotland. Try an exercise about 'used to' and 'would' here. 'Be used to': We use 'be used to + verb-ing' to talk about things which feel normal for us or things that we are accustomed to: I'm used to getting up early, so I don't mind doing it (= getting up early is normal for me, it's what I usually do). My little daughter is used to eating lunch at noon. So she was grumpy yesterday when we didn't eat until one. Note that we make the negative or the question with the verb 'be' in the normal way. The 'used to' doesn't change: Lucy isn't used to staying up late, so she's very tired today. Are your children used to walking a lot? We can also use 'be used to + noun', which has the same meaning: I've lived in the UK almost all my life, so I'm used to rain (= rain is normal for me). That football team always lose, so they're used to disappointment! We can put the verb 'be' into any tense. So we can talk about things in the past or the future as well as the present using this expression: It was difficult when I first started university, because I wasn't used to the amount of work we had to do. Soon I'll be used to driving in London and I won't be so frightened! We can use 'get used to + verb-ing' to talk about the change of not normal to normal. We can also use this in any tense: Don't worry if your new job is hard at first. You'll get used to it. It took me a while, but I got used to speaking another language every day. It took me a few months to get used to living in Japan. At first everything seemed very different, but then gradually it became normal for me. Try an exercise about 'be used to' here. Click here for a list of all the verb patterns exercises. Need more practice? Get more Perfect English Grammar with our courses.
To be used to something means to be accustomed to it, to do something so regularly that it is now familiar, or you have learned to accept it. To get used to something means to become accustomed to it. Be or get 'used to' is followed either by a noun or by a verb ending in -ing. Tom is used to noise. Julie is used to hard work.
Main content: Grammar (2013241) Grammar activity. You need to chosse which for is better to use in certain context: 'used to do', 'be used to doing' or 'get used to doing'. Pay attention to the tenses. Other contents: Used to do- Be used todoing- Get used to doing.
Answers : 1. used to write | 2. didn't use to be | 3. to get used to working. 4. wasn't used to driving | 5. used to ride | 6. are used to eating | 7. used to be. 8. are used to speaking | 9. used to spend | 10. get used to living. Printable exercise on 'used to' and 'to be used to', for learners of English.
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