Used to Be Used to Get Used To

USED TO (I USED TO DO); BE/GET USED TO SOMETHING USED TO I used to work there. (Solía trabajar allí) I didn´t use to work there. Did you use to work there? Usamos used to + verb (used to do; used to smoke) para expresar que algo ocurrió regularmente en el pasado pero ya no ocurre. I used to play tennis a lot, but now I´m too lazy. También lo usamos para situaciones pasadas que ya no existen: We used to live in a small village, but now we live in Milan. Used to + verb es siempre pasado. No tiene presente. No podemos decir “I use to do” Para el presente usamos el presente simple. Pasado He used to smoke we used to live there used to be Presente He smokes we live there is Completa cada oración con USED TO 1. The baby doesn´t cry so much now, but she............................every night. 2. She..........................my She........................ ..my best friend, but we aren´t friends anymore. 3. We live in Barcelona now, but we...............................in Madrid. 4. Now there´s only one café in the village, but ................................three. 5. When I was a child I............................icecream, I.............. ..............icecream, but I don´t like li ke it now. 6. Now Tom has a car. He.........................a He..................... ....a motorcycle.

Escribe oraciones sobre el presente. Recuerda que USED TO no tiene presente. 1. Mark used to play tennis a lot, but now................... 2. Mark never used to drink coffee, but now............... 3. Jill didn´t use to be fat, but now............................... 4. Jack didn´t use to go out much............................... BE/GET USED TO SOMETHING Jane is American, but she has lived in Britain for three years. When she first drove a car in Britain, she found it very difficult di fficult because she had to drive on the left instead of on the right. Driving on the left was strange and difficult for her  because:

She wasn´t used to it. (No (No estaba acostumbrada) acostumbrada) She wasn´t used to driving on the left.(No estaba acostumbrada a conducir  por la izquierda.) After a lot of practice, driving on the left became less strange: She got used to driving on the left. (Se acostumbró a conducir por la izquierda) Now after three years, driving on the left is no problem for her: She is used to driving on the left. (Está acostumbrada a conducir por la izquierda)

Put the verb into the correct form, -ing or infinitive (I am used to doing or I used to do) Examples: Jane had to get used to driving on the left. left. (Jane tuvo que acostumbrarse a conducir por la izquierda. Bill used to be in good shape. Now he´s in terrible shape. (Bill solía estar en buena forma.) 1. When I was a child, I used to.........................swimming to.......... ...............swimming every day. (go) 2. It took me a long time to get used to...........................contact lenses. (wear) 3. There used to.....................a café on this corner, but it was torn down. (be) 4. I´m the boss. I´m not used to...........................told what to do. (be) 5. You´´ have to get used to..........................less to............... ...........less if you want to lose weight. (eat) 6. I used to.....................Ann, to................. ....Ann, but now she gets on my nerves. (like) 7. Ron got tired very quickly. He wasn´t used to...............................so fast.(run) 8. Tom used to........................to a lot of parties when he was a student. (go)