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The Uses of "Used to"

  1. To be used to: Is for expressing habit or things with which you are comfortable or to which you are accustomed. In this sense it is used like an adjective.

  • formula:Subject + <to be> + used to + gerund+ object.

  • example: I am used to reading before going to sleep.



  1. To get used to: Is for expressing a point in the process of becoming accustomed to something.

  • formula:Subject+have(has)+gotten used to + gerund + object.

  • example: I have gotten used to walking to work.

This example uses the present perfect tense to indicate an action which began in the past and has continued to the present (in this case suggesting a process of becoming comfortable or of setting a habit).

  • formula: Subject + will + (never) + get used to + object.

  • example: Peter will (never) get used to his new shoes.

This example uses the future to indicate a process that will be complete (or will never be complete) in the future.


  1. Used to: Is for expressing actions that were habitual in the past and implies that the action no longer takes place. In this sense it is used as a modal auxiliary.

  • formula: Subject + used to + verb (infinitive) + object.

  • example: I used to eat seafood, but now I prefer meat.



These formulas represent only a few possibilities.

 

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