I'm used to examples. Turnover "Used to" in English and cases of its use. "Used to" and its Cases of Usage. Differences in pronunciation

IN English language the simple past tense () can be conveyed not only by using the corresponding , but also by using the construct used to + indefinite form of the verb.

This turnover describes regular actions or individual events that were in the past, but then stopped. The construction has the same meaning as any other used in the simple past tense. Turnover is used very often both in colloquial and in literary speech.

In the construction structure of the verb use loses its basic meaning (to use) and is translated by the word "before". And what happened before is reported by the semantic verb used in the form of the infinitive.

For example:

They used to be friends. They used to be friends (but not now);
It used to be my house. It used to be my house (but not now).

Education formula

With turnover used to + Infinitive can be used in affirmative, interrogative and negative forms.

Consider in detail the formula for the formation of each of them:

Here are some examples:

Affirmative form:
He used to play hockey when he was at school. - Before, when he was a schoolboy, he played hockey.
:
He did not use to play hockey when he was at school. When he was a schoolboy, he didn't play hockey.
:
Did he use to play hockey when he was at school? Did he play hockey when he was a schoolboy?

Note: The used to construction cannot be used to convey actions that take place in the present and future tenses.

When to use?

There are two main cases in which the used to do construction + infinitive is justified:

Turnaround Variations used to

The construction has two varieties that can be misleading to an English learner. It's all about the similarity of the three revolutions.

So, in English speech, in addition to the turnover used to, they also use:

to be used to;
to get used to.

There are several differences between the three designs:

turnover used to is used only to convey actions that occur in the past tense, and its variations can convey actions taking place both in the present and in the future tense. It is important that we are talking about those phenomena or events that have become familiar.
For comparison:
He used to play with Olga. - He used to play with Olga (BUT he doesn't play anymore).
He was used to playing with Olga./He gets used to playing with Olga. - He is used to playing with Olga (And now he is playing).
when using the construction used to put semantic. The phrases be used to and get used to require the use of a noun or after them.
For example:
Mike used to fly in London. Mike used to fly to London (BUT he doesn't fly now).
Mike is used to flying in London. / Mike gets used to flying to London. Mike is used to flying to London (And now he flies).

In addition, the design used to + Infinitive can be replaced with a verb . However, when using this verb, you should pay attention to the fact that the subsequent semantic verb must denote a movement or state.

For example:

He would run a lot. “He used to run a lot.

Let's summarize what we've learned so far:

Turnover used to + Infinitive used to convey actions or individual events that took place in the past, but have ceased;
The structure can be used in affirmative, negative or interrogative form;
The turnover used to + Infinitive has two varieties be used to + ing / get used to + ing, which are used to convey actions occurring in the present and future tense.

How to express what used to happen regularly, but now not? The used to (do) construct is pretty easy to use. However, some of its forms of questions and denials can take even experienced linguists by surprise.

Use

turnover used to used in two cases.

1. Firstly, when we talk about a repeated action in the past (“it happened”, “before”), which no longer occurs. For example:

I used to meet my friends regularly. — I used to meet with friends regularly.

I used to travel much. — I traveled a lot before.

Although negative and interrogative forms are used quite rarely, everything here is also natural and simple. Use this construction like a normal Past form simple tense:

I did not use to take my child to a kindergarten.

Did I use to take my child to a kindergarten?

2. Secondly, the rules for using the phrase used to have little in common with another construction: to be used to do smth very different from grammarusedto and expresses actions that have become habitual. For example:

He is used to meeting his friends regularly. He is used to seeing his friends regularly.

He is used to travel much. He is used to traveling a lot.

It is worth noting here that the grammar get used to doing smth in many ways similar to the construction to be used to doing smth. Only in the first turn indicates that everything has already happened: he is used to it or not, but this has long been familiar to him. And the second turn shows the very process of getting used to, with an emphasis on the fact that right now he is trying to get used to new things. For example:

He started a new job and is still getting used to travel much. - He started new job and is still getting used to traveling a lot.

Sometimes modern English can confuse not only beginners, but also often confuse experienced professionals. It turns out that even the following rules for constructing questions and denials are acceptable in an official speech or letter:

I used not to travel much.

I usedn't to travel much.

Used she to travel much?

If you encounter such turns in life, do not think that your interlocutor is stupid or has forgotten the rule. Try to remember our article right away!

So the grammar for used to and get used to is pretty simple. Try in 5-6 sentences to verbally describe situations that used to happen regularly in your life, but now they don’t. As well as situations that you get used to. And then these turns will become even closer and clearer to you.

is a fairly common design. The complexity of its use is due to the fact that used to in English is used in three versions, and each version has its own meaning and sometimes even a translation.

Education and meaning used to

The most common use of used to in English is used to + . This construction is used when the sentence refers to repeated actions or lasting states in the past that are no longer happening at the moment. When translating into Russian, it is permissible to add the word "earlier" to emphasize that the action or state has already ended. Always denotes the past tense.

I used to see the difference“I've seen the difference before.
He used to smoke- He used to smoke.
They used to live in Asia They used to live in Asia.
Did you use to be a doctor?- Have you been a doctor before?
She didn't use to like milk, but she does now She didn't like milk before, but now she does.
I didn't use to want to have a red car“Before, I didn’t want to have a red car.

Get used

The English turn of phrase get used + noun/gerund is used when it comes to getting used to something that used to be strange or unacceptable.

He doesn't like that small town, but he'll get used to it He does not like this small town, but he will get used to it.
She found the heels too high, but she got used to them She thought the hills were too high, but then she got used to them.
Since the divorce, she has become very sad, but I think she'll get used to her new life- After the divorce, she became very sad, but I think she will get used to the new life.
I got used to living in Canada in spite of the cold weather I am used to life in Canada, despite the cold weather.
It took me a while, but I got used to speaking another language every day It took me a while, but I'm used to speaking a different language every day.

Be used to

Be used to + / is also used to indicate a habit. The difference between this construction and get used to in English is that here we mean an established habit, while in the previous version we are talking about the process of getting used to something.

I'm used to getting up early, so I don't mind doing it I'm used to getting up early, so I don't mind doing it.
I'm used to English language- I'm used to English.
My little son is used to eating breakfast at 10 o'clock My son is used to having breakfast at 10 o'clock.
He have lived in the USA almost all his life, so he is used to fast food He has lived almost all his life in the USA, so he is used to fast food.

The verb to be in this construction can be put at any time: present, past or future.

It was difficult when I first started university, because I wasn't used to the amount of work we had to do– It was difficult for me when I first entered the university, because I was not used to such a volume of work.
Soon I'll be used to driving in London and I won't be so frightened Soon I will get used to driving in London and I won't be so scared.

Question and negation in all three variations in the table

It is most convenient to learn new information with the help of tables, especially when it is grammar information. We have prepared for you a table of questions and negatives of all three forms of the construction used to in English.

Used to and Would - difference in usage and examples

The construction would + infinitive, as well as used to + infinitive in English, can be used to indicate repetitive or habitual actions when talking about a story from the past:

When I was a schoolboy, we would often go to the cinema after class on a Friday When I was a schoolboy, we often went to the cinema on Friday after class.
When I lived in Italy, we would go to a little restaurant near our house– When I lived in Italy, we went to a small restaurant near our house.

The difference between would and the construction used to in English is manifested if any state in the past is described. In this case, English requires only used to + infinitive:

I used to have a big belly“I used to have a big belly.

Design video used to:

They say habit is second nature. In English, to express the habit of doing some kind of repetitive action in the past, there is a grammatical construction used to.

Unlike English, in Russian it is sometimes impossible to give a concise translation of some expressions. You have to use a variety of descriptions. This is exactly the situation with the phrase used to. She has a relationship to actions that happened in the past and no longer have a place to be:

I used to buy an ice-cream on my way to school almost every day. - When I went to school, I used to buy ice cream almost every day on the way there.

I used to be a model. - I used to be a model.

You can pick up a fairly large number of synonyms for the translation of this phrase. They all store a value:

be used to something
often do something before, in the past
have a habit of doing something in the past

This grammatical turnover is used only to describe actions that can be expressed by the Past Simple tense:

I used to work with him. = I worked with him. I don't now.
I used to work with him. Now there is no.

The use of the structure used to

as a grammatical construction used to has nothing to do with the verb to use - use, use. We offer you the main situations for the correct use of this construction.

Equivalents of the grammatical construction used to

There are varieties of this grammatical turnover that are able to express action taking place in the present. With the help of structures be used to do And get used to we can describe such actions and states.

Grammatical phrase be used to

Be used to translated into English as "have a habit". hallmark of this construction is that after itself it does not require a verb in the initial form. Correct use of nouns, pronouns or verbs with the ending - ing:

I am used to living alone. - I'm used to living alone.
He is used to it. - He's used to it.

Grammar get used to

We can translate this construction as “get used to, get used to, acquire a habit”. After it, you should also put a noun, pronoun or verb with the ending - ing:

I cannot get used to his smoking. - I just can’t get used to (reconcile) with the fact that he smokes.

Iceland has a colder climate, we've got used to iut. - In Iceland, the climate is colder, but we are used to it.

Design get used to can also express the future tense:

I will get used to big city life. - I'll get used to life in a big city.

So, we examined the main meanings and cases of the use of turnover used to and its equivalents. It is worth saying that he is a regular not only in colloquial speech, but also in literary English.

We wish you to learn how to talk about the actions that used to be in your life, and get used to new convenient grammatical constructions!

Victoria Tetkina

In this English lesson for beginners, we will look at construction Used to, which is used in the past tense and has nothing to do with the verb use - use, which in the past tense also has the form used.

USED TO construction. Rules of use and exercises

USED TO construction. Rules

describes regular actions or states in the past and translates once upon a time, before."
Design used to used only in the past tense (Past Simple Tense), after which the infinitive of the verb with the particle to is used.
This construction is used when the speaker wants to show that the action-infinitive in This action is no longer in progress.

EXAMPLE: I used to go swimming a lot. - I earlier swam a lot (and now not).

Design used to used with any verb, as opposed to the word would, which is also used in similar cases. Learn More Used to VS Would COMING SOON

Negative and interrogative sentences with construction usedto are constructed in the same way as in the past tense Past Simple Tense.

I used to get up at seven but now I get up later. I used to get up at 7 o'clock, but now I get up later.
He didn't use to wake up so early. He had never woken up so early before.
What time did you use to wake up when you worked in a hospital? – What time did you wake up when you worked in a hospital?

Construction Exercises Used to

Exercise 1.Rewrite the sentences using the Used to construction.

SAMPLE He played toy cars when he was a boy. = He used to play toy cars when he was a boy.

He studied French. = …………………………………….. French.

He was proud of his team.= …………………………………….. proud of his team.

Peter had more pocket money. = …………………………………….. more pocket money.

They called him names. = ………………………………………. him names.

When Grandpa was a student, he did sports. = ……………………………………….. when he was a student.

She went to the disco every Sunday. = …………………………………………… to the disco every Sunday.

They were lucky. = ……………………………………………. lucky.

Hed argue with his classmates. = ………………………………………….. with his classmates.

Mary went shopping on Friday. = ………………………………………….. shopping on Friday.

She had a short holiday in spring.= …………………………………………… a short holiday in spring.

Exercise 2.Make sentences using the construction used to according to the table.

SAMPLE Mr Smith used to live in a small house but now he lives in a mansion. -

Mr Smith once lived in small house and now he lives in a mansion.

Before	Now
1. Mr Smith lived in a small house.	He lives in a mansion.
2. Mr Smith worked as a clerk.	He doesn't work at all.
3. He didn't go on holiday.	He travels every year.
4. He had an old car.	He has a brand new sports car.
5. He spent all evenings at home.	He goes out every evening.

Exercise 3Write a few sentences about what you did when you were a child.

SAMPLE In summer I used to go fishing with my dad.

Exercise 4Ask 5 questions using design used to.

SAMPLE (where/live?) – Where did you use to live when were you a child?

(where/play?)
(who/play with?)
(play toy cars?
(play darts?)
(what/collect?)

Exercise 5Translate to English.

He used to let us invite friends (to invite our friends).
She used to have problems at school.
Sometimes they discussed their problems.
We used to travel by train.
Sometimes they lost.
I used to be angry with him.
They used to sing English songs.
I used to meet him at school every day.
Sometimes our lessons started at 7:30.
They used to watch videos in class.