BE USED TO AND GET USED TO

Used to, be used to, get used to

1.Used to shows that a particular thing always happened or was true in the past (see examples above)

2.Be used to is used to say that something is normal, not unusual.

Examples:

§  I'm used to living alone.

§  Don't worry, John is used to driving for long hours. He has worked as a professional driver for 20 years.

3.Get used shows that something is in the process of becoming normal.

Examples:

§  He doesn't like that small town, but he'll get used to it.

§  She found the heels too high, but she got used to them.

§  Since the divorce, she has become very sad. But I think she'll get used to her new life.

§  I got used to living in Canada in spite of the cold weather.

4. Get used to and be used to are followed by either a noun or a gerund.

Get used to + noun	Get used to + gerund (verb+ing)
I got used to the noise I'm used to the cold weather	I got used to waking up early I'm used to working late at night

Choose the correct word.

1. He used to     be being fat but now he's thin
2. He isn't used to     work working in these bad conditions.
3. How did you get used to     work working in the middle of this mess
4. Did you     use to used to write poems when you were young?
5. I need some time to get used to     live living in this town.
6. Sting used to     be being a teacher before he became a famous singer.
7. I'm not used to     wash washing linen by hand.
8. She'll get used to      live living in the extremely cold winter of Siberia.
9. My mother didn't     use to used to drink much coffee. But now she has become addicted to it
10. There used to     be being a lot of trees in this court yard. They have all been cut down.

ACTIVITY

 Complete the sentences with the correct answer.

1 - I like it now, but I ____.

didn't use to

didn't used to

2 - I find it hard _____ to the dark evenings in winter.

used

get used

to get used

3 - It took me a while to get used to ____ on a continental keyboard.

type

typing

4 - I _____ to being spoken to like that!

am not used

don't get used

used

5 - I ____ play football on Saturdays when I was at school.

was used to

used to

6 - Before I started cycling, I _____ go to work by bus.

used to

got used to

7 - I haven't studied for ages and I'm finding it hard to get used to _____ every day.

study

studied

studying

8 - I couldn't _____ used to the food.

because

get

9 - He never _____ behave like that.

used

used to

10 - It's taking me a long time to ____ speaking Norwegian.

used to

get used to