USED TO - BE USED TO - GET USED TO

USED TO - BE USED TO

- GET USED TO​

GRAMMAR

USED TO + TO v

We used " USED TO V" for finished habits or situations: things that were true, but not now.​

I used to play the piano, but I stopped.

I didn't use to like fish, ​but now I do.

​where did you use to live before you came here?

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be USED TO + N / ving

 'be familiar with' or 'be accustomed to'.​

She's used to the city now and doesn't get lost any more.

He wasn't used to walking so much and his legs hurt after the hike.

​Is she used to cooking?

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get USED TO + N / ving

talk about the process of becoming familiar with something.  

It took my mother years to get used to living in London after moving from Pakistan.

We couldn’t get used to the noisy neighborhood, so we moved.

​Has your sister gotten used to his new boss?

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I had a lot of money but I lost it all when my business failed.

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I quite like classical music now, although I wasn't keen on it when I was younger. => ..........................................................................................

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I seem to have lost interest in my work. => ..........................................................................................

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My brother had his hair cut short when he joined the army.

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Dennis gave up smoking three years ago.

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My parents lived in the USA when they were young.

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Jim was my best friend, but we aren't friends anymore.

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When he was younger, my uncle was a national swimming champion.

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I eat ice cream now, but I disliked eating it when I was a child.

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