USED TO
Jest formą której używa się do wyrażania zwyczajów, nawyków lub stanów z przeszłości, wyraża czynność kiedyś często wykonywaną, która nie jest obecnie wykonywana. Dosłownie znaczy ona "zwykłem, zwykł, zwykła, etc."
My wife used to order personalized jewelry. (Moja żona zwykła zamawiać biżuterię na zamówienie).
She used to visit the local jewellery store every Monday.(Zwykła odwiedzać sklep jubilerski w każdy poniedziałek).
He used to be a good student. (On był [zwykł być] dobrym uczniem).
We used to visit this place very often. (Zwykliśmy byli odwiedzać tę miejscowość bardzo często <już nie odwiedzamy>)
I used to smoke forty cigarettes a Day. (Paliłem niegdyś czterdzieści papierosów dziennie<obecnie nie palę>)
Poprzez użycie formy "used to" słuchacz zakłada, że nawyk, o którym mówimy już nie istnieje.
Zaprzeczeniem "used to" jest "didn't use to" lub "didn't used to"
(Obie formy są poprawne).
I didn't use to read a lot when I was your age, but now I'm like a bookworm spending most of my time in the library.(Nie czytałem dużo kiedy byłem w Twoim wieku, ale teraz jestem jak mol książkowy spędzając większość czasu w bibliotece.)
KONSTRUKCJA
Podmiot (subject) + used to + czasownik w bezokoliczniku bez to (infinitive without to) + reszta zdania
BE USED TO
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"Used" jest także przymiotnikiem oznaczającym "przyzwyczajony, przyzwyczajona, etc". Być przyzwyczajonym do czegoś to "be used to something". Przymiotnik ten wymaga przyimka "to" po którym używa się czasownika z końcówką "-ing”.
I'm used to reading in bed. (Jestem przyzwyczajony do czytania w łóżku).
She is not used to going for walks. (Ona nie jest przyzwyczajona do spacerów).
They're used to working hard. (Są przyzwyczajeni do ciężkiej pracy).
KONSTRUKCJA
Podmiot (subject) + be used to + rzeczownik/czasownik + reszta zdania
Exercise 1: Complete the following sentences with an appropriate form of be used to
She … ………………………...playing tennis. She has played it since she was a child.
My parents ……………………. computers. They completely don't know what to do when they sit in front of one.
When I lived in Spain I ………………………... heat at first. It was very tiring for me.
The government …………………………….. hearing the voice of the women who used to sit quietly in the past.
My mother …………………………….… sitting with small children. She brought up five of her own.
The problem with my American friend is that he …………………………….… Polish culture and he makes gaffes all the time.
What made me mad about my last stay in Brazil was that I ……………….… Brazilian active life. I didn't have a good sleep at least once.
Exercise 2: Complete the sentences with an appropriate form of used to .
When I was a child I ………………………….… drink a lot of milk, but now I hate it.
When (you)………………………………………………….… attend a dancing class?
When my brother was studying he …………………………... come home very often; we …………………………………….… see him once or twice a year.
In my previous job I ………………………………… do all the hard work but now I'm a manager and it's me who give commands.
When my daughter was a newborn, she ……………………………………. cry a lot. People say that she is still very calm child.
When I came to England for the first time, I ……………………………..… drive right side although everyone told me it had been wrong.
When my brother was a child he ………………………………………….… eat a lot of junk food but now he is a vegetarian and he leads a healthy life.
1) Wskaz poprawne zdanie?
a) She is used to work
b) She used to working
c) She was used to work
d) She is used to working
2) Zdanie: "Tomek przyzwyczaił sie do wstawania o 7"?
a) Tom got used to getting up at 7
b) Tom was used to getting up at 7
c) Tom got used to get up at 7
d) Tom used to get up at 7
right/wrong
expl
3) Które zdanie jest bledne?
a) She used to play tennis...
b) She is used to playing tennis...
c) She used to playing tennis...
d) She was used to playing tennis...
right/wrong
4) Kate quickly got used to ... her boss?
a) being obeyed
b) obeys
c) obeying
d) be obeyedexpl
expl
5) 'Do you like your new boss?' 'Yes, but I'm not used to ... what to do.'?
a) being told
b) be told
c) telling
d) tell
right/wrong
expl
6) When I was young I .... long hair?
a) used to having
b) used to have
c) was used to have
d) used have
right/wrong
expl
7) This building .... a cinema, now I don't even know what it is?
a) used to be
b) use to be
c) is used to being
d) was used to be
right/wrong
expl
8) Did you ... as a child?
a) use to playing basketball
b) used play basketball
c) used to playing basketball
d) use to play basketball
9) I have started drinking beer recently. I never ... it before.?
a) use drinking
b) used to drinking
c) was used to drinking
d) used to drink
right/wrong
expl
10) Tom lives alone and doesn't mind this because he has lived alone for 5 years. He ...?
a) is used to it
b) used to it
c) use to it
d) used it