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All people have some habits: some are used to getting up early, some are used to running in the morning, and some are used to walking before bed. Some habits appeared a long time ago, while some people, on the contrary, are just about to develop.

Just to talk about the habits you have in English language the construction to be used to is used.

From this article you will learn: cases of use of the construction be used to, features of use, examples and rules for constructing all types of sentences.

Use of the be used to construction in English

The construction be used to is used to describe something common to us, some behavior that has become permanent. This construction is translated as “to be habitual.”

We use to be used to in the following situations:

1. When a person speaks about any actions that are habitual and for him. That is, these actions do not seem surprising, difficult or strange to him.
For example: My friend is used to running in the morning.

We are used to living in a big city.
We are used to living in a big city.

He is used to getting up early.
He is used to getting up early.

2. When a person speaks about any things that are considered normal and ordinary
For example: He is used to a humid climate.

He is used to hard work.
He is used to difficult work.

They are used to expensive gifts.
They are used to expensive gifts.

Formation of affirmative sentences with the construction "be used to" in English

We can use the construction be used to in the present, past, future tense.

To do this we need to put our verb to be in the required form. Education scheme affirmative proposals will be as follows:

• when we speak about action, then we put the verb to be in right time and add the ending -ing to the word denoting action. The education scheme will be like this:

The one we are talking about + be in the right tense + used to + action ending -ing

• When we talk about something we are used to, that is about an object/thing, then we also put to be at the right time, but we do not add any endings to the subject.

The one in question + be at the right time + used to + subject

Let's look at how we change the verb to be depending on tenses.

sed to present tense

When it comes to the fact that a person currently has any habits, we put to be at the present time: am/are/is.

She is used to speaking in public.
She is used to public speaking.

We are used to travelling.
We are used to traveling.

Affirmative sentences with be used to in past tense

When we talk about habits that we had in the past, we put to be in the past tense: was, were.

For example:

I was used to reading before bedtime when I was a child.
I used to read before bed when I was a child.

They were used to speaking English when they lived in New-York.
They were used to speaking English when they lived in New York.

Affirmative sentences with be used to in the future tense

When we talk about the habits that we are trying to develop, we put will before our verb be.

You will be used to rural life soon.
You will soon get used to rural life.

She will be used to driving a car.
She will get used to driving a car.

Formation of negative sentences with the used to construction in English

When we say that we are not used to doing something, that is, we consider something unusual, difficult or surprising, we use denial. It is formed using the particle not, which we place after the verb to be in the right tense. The education scheme will be as follows:

The one in question + be in the right tense + not + used to + action with -ing ending or subject

Let's look at the formation of negation in detail for each time.

sed to present tense

In the present tense we say that we are not used to doing something at the moment or that we do not consider something habitual at the moment.

I am not used to drinking coffee without sugar.
I'm not used to drinking coffee without sugar.

We are not used to going to bed very late.
We are not used to going to bed late.

Negative sentences with be used to in past tense

We use negation with be used to in past form when we say that some time ago we were not in the habit of doing something or did not consider something familiar to us.

He wasnotused to getting up at 6 a.m. two years ago.
He wasn't used to getting up at six in the morning two years ago.

They werenotusedto doing homework.
They were not used to doing homework.

Negative sentences with be used to in the future tense

When we are talking about the fact that you will not get used to something in the future, we put not after will.

She will not be used to living alone.
She won't get used to living alone.

We will not be used to working at the weekends.
We are not used to working on weekends.

Formation of interrogative sentences with the construction used to in English

To ask if someone has a habit, you need to put the verb to be in the right tense first. The education scheme will be as follows:

To be at the right time + the one in question + used to + action with -ing ending or subject

Let's see how this will happen at each time.

sed to present tense

If we ask whether a person currently has any habit, then we move our am/are/is to the first place.

Are you used to cold weather?
Are you used to cold weather?

Is she used to going to clubs?
Is she used to going to clubs?

Interrogative sentences with be used to in past tense

If you want to know whether a person had a habit of doing something some time ago, then you need to put was/were at the beginning of the sentence.

Weretheyusedto running every day a year ago?
Were you used to running every day a year ago?

Washeusedto driving a truck last month?
Was he used to driving a truck last month?

Interrogative sentences with be used to in the future tense

If you are asking whether a person will get used to something in the future tense, then you need to put will first.

Will he be used to wearing costumes?
Will he get used to wearing suits?

Clarifying questions with the construction be used to in English

To clarify any information, we may use the following words:

• What - what
• Where - where
• Who - who
• Which - which
• Why - why
• When - when

To construct a question with these words, we put them first, the rest of the word order remains as in a regular question, in accordance with the tenses used.

What are you used to doing at weekends?
What are you used to doing on the weekends?

When was he used to take cold shower?
When did you get used to taking cold showers?

Why will they be used to speaking English?
Why will they get used to speaking English?

So, today we got acquainted with the construction to be used to. I hope that now you can easily talk about your habits. And it doesn’t matter whether you purchased them a long time ago or are just about to use them. Now let's consolidate the material we've covered in practice.

Reinforcement task

Translate the following sentences into English:

1. They are used to going to the cinema every day.
2. She will get used to family life.
3. He was not used to driving on the left.
4. Are you used to commuting to another city?
5. We are not used to eating fatty foods.
6. Is she used to drinking coffee in the morning?
7. I'm not used to doing exercises in the morning.
8. We are not used to this kind of music.
9. She got used to British pronunciation when she lived in London.

Leave your answers in the comments below the article.

Today we will talk about habits. In English we can different ways express the process of habit formation. Using a certain grammatical structure, we can note what habits we have already formed in the past.

Be used to

After “be used to” you can use a noun or a gerund (verb + ing). This design used when we are talking about describing something familiar or common to a person.
For example, I am used to working at night. - I'm used to working at night.
I don’t think Tom’s strange – I’m used to him. - I don't think Tom is strange. I'm used to it.
Negative form - be not used to.
For example, I don’t understand him: I’m not used to his accent yet. - I do not understand him. I'm still not used to his accent.

Get used to

We use " get used to”, when the process of habit formation is underway, a person adapts to new circumstances. After “get used to” you can use a noun or a gerund (verb + ing).
She works in London, so she needs to get used to being a commuter. - She works in London, she needs to get used to constant travel.
We get used to relaxing in the countryside. - We are getting used to relaxing outside the city.

Used to

We should not forget about the phrase used to, which is followed by either the infinitive of a verb (to + verb) or a noun and denotes what a person usually did in the past, but now does not have the habit of doing it.
I used to walk to school in my childhood. - As a child, I usually walked to school.
Don't forget: in the negative form we use "didn't" with the base form "use to". "Did" is used in interrogative sentences
I didn't use to walk to school. - I didn’t have the habit of walking to school.
Did you use to walk to school? - Did you usually walk to school?

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   Insert used to, get used to, be used and the verbs in brackets, remember to use them in the correct form.

   • 1. She (used to)(be) fat in her childhood but now she is slim.
     2. We won’t stay in this hotel any more. We (are not used to living)(live) in such awful conditions.
     3. Did you (use to write)(write) funny stories when you were a student?
     4. She is a newcomer. She has to (get used to working)(work) very hard.
     5. My friend moved to another country. He needs some time (to get used to living)(live) there.
     6. I won’t order a cup of coffee. I (am not used to drink)(drink) such a strong drink in the evening. It's harmful for health.

These three turns seem the same due to the presence of ‘used to’ in all three cases, however they have different meaning V .

Scheme of use:

Do (something).
I'm doing (something).
I'm doing (something).

I used to be boring. Now I have a mustache.

The construction '' conveys our past habit, but does not mention when exactly it began or ended. This phrase is often confused with " to be/get used to". But here you need to be extremely careful, since these are two completely different grammatical structures. Not only do they have different meanings, but they are also used differently. The verb after the phrase ‘used to’ does not change in any way; it is taken directly from the dictionary. There is also no need for noun agreement.

Let's look at a simple example of "used to":

I drink coffee every morning. I drank coffee every day. (This means that the person had a habit of drinking coffee every day, but now he had to give up this habit, and he no longer does it.)

In the phrases ‘get used to’ and ‘be used to’ the word ‘used’ is translated as “accustomed”, “accustomed to something”. The verbs get and be in these phrases change depending on the tense and the subject that comes before these verbs.

Just like ‘used to’, ‘be used to’ denotes the habit of doing something in the past, if the past tense forms (was, were) are used. Usually in such cases, such a turnover indicates that this is no longer happening.

I drank (used to drink) coffee every morning when I worked in the office (no longer works there or drinks there).

The 'get used to' form shows a change in habit in the past when using the past tense form of the verb get. Typically this form indicates that the process is still ongoing.

I drinking coffee every morning when I worked at an office. I used to drink coffee when I worked in the office (no longer works, but the habit remains).

The future tense form ‘get used to’ is formed by adding the particle will in front of it:

I will get used to drinking coffee if I move to Europe as they have the best coffees in the world.
I'll get used to drinking coffee every day if I move to Europe because they have the best best coffee in the world.

On the other hand, when we use the present tense form of the verb be (am, are, is) in the phrase ‘be used to’, it conveys the meaning that we are accustomed to doing something in the past, and this habit remains.

Idrinking coffee every morning.
I'm used to drinking coffee every day.

She drinking coffee every morning.
She was used to drinking coffee every morning.

They drink coffee every morning.
They are used to drinking coffee every morning.

Note that ‘get used to’ and ‘be used to’ are followed by a gerund (a verb that acts as a noun and ends in -ing).

Present (present)

Used: to express a common, regularly repeated action.
Formed: from the infinitive of the semantic verb (without to); in the 3rd l. units numbers ending -s(Verbs to have And to be have special forms conjugations).
do (does):

Doesn't read much.
Does he read much?
He doesn't read much.

Continuous

Used: to express an action taking place at the moment, at the moment of speech.
Formed: from an auxiliary verb to be present participle of the semantic verb (participle I) .
In interrogative is placed before the subject.
In negative - particle not placed after the auxiliary. verb.

Not reading.
Is he reading?
He is not reading.

Perfect

Used: to express a completed (or still ongoing) action, the result of which is associated with the present.
Formed: from an auxiliary verb have (has) past participle of the semantic verb (participle II).
In interrogative
In negative - particle not is placed after the auxiliary verb.

Has not already come.
Has he come?
He has not come yet.

Perfect-Continuous (perfect-continuous)

Used: to express an action that began in the past and continues in the present.
Formed: from an auxiliary verb to be in the shape of Present Perfect(have been; has been)
In interrogative auxiliary verb in sentences have or has is placed before the subject.
In negative - particle not is placed after the first auxiliary verb.

Has not been working here for 5 years.
Has he been working here for 5 years?
He has not been working here for 5 years.

Past (past)

Simple (Indefinite)

Used: to express an action that happened in the past.
By way of education Past Simple English verbs are divided into standard and non-standard.
Interrogatives and negatives sentences are formed using an auxiliary verb do in the shape of (did):

Didn't come yesterday.
Did he come yesterday?
He didn't come yesterday.

Continuous

Used: to express an action that occurred at a certain point in time in the past.
Formed: Past Simple (was, were) participle I of the semantic verb.
Interrogatives and negatives Present continuous:

Wasn't reading when they came.
Was he reading when they came?
he was not reading when they came.

Perfect

Used: to express an action that ended before another action or a specific moment in the past.
Formed: from an auxiliary verb have in the shape of Past Simple (had) participle of the second semantic verb.
Interrogatives and negatives sentences are formed in the same way as in Present Perfect:

Didn't have finished his work by 6 o"clock.
Had he finished his work by 6 o"clock?
He had not finished his work by 6 o"clock.

Used: to express an action that began at a certain moment in the past and continued for some time before the beginning of another action.
Formed: from the auxiliary verb to be in the form Past Perfect (had been) participle I of the semantic verb.
Interrogatives and negatives sentences are formed in the same way as in Present Perfect Continuous:

Didn't have been working here for 5 years when the war broke out.

Future

Simple (Indefinite)

Used: to express an action that will happen in the future.
Formed: from auxiliary verbs shall(for 1st person singular and plural) and will(for other persons and numbers).
In interrogative auxiliary verb in sentences shall And will is placed before the subject.
In negative - The particle not is placed after the auxiliary verb.

Will not come tomorrow.
Will he come tomorrow?
He will not come tomorrow.

Continuous

Used: to express an action that will occur at a certain point in time in the future.
Formed: from auxiliary verbs shall or will, which are placed before the auxiliary verb to be (without to) Participle I of the semantic verb.
In interrogative In sentences, the first auxiliary verb comes before the subject.
In negative – not is placed after the first auxiliary verb:

Will not be working here from 10 till 12 tomorrow.
Will he be working here from 10 till 12 tomorrow?
He will not be working here from 10 till 12 tomorrow.

Perfect

Used: to express an action that will be completed by a specific point in time in the future.
Formed: from auxiliary verbs shall or will semantic verb in the form Present Perfect.
In interrogative auxiliary verb in sentences shall or will is placed before the subject.
In negative - particle not is placed after these verbs:

Will not have finished his work by Monday.
Will he have finished his work by Monday?
He will not have finished his work by Monday.

Perfect-Continuous (perfect-continuous)

Used: to express an action which, having begun at a certain moment, will still continue at some point in time in the future.
Formed: from auxiliary verbs shall or will verb to be(in the shape of present perfect) Participle I of the semantic verb.
Interrogatives and negatives sentences are formed similarly to others Future Tenses:

By the end of the year he will have been working here for 2 years.