used to do (used to + infinitive)
1. Конструкция used to do используется для описания действий (привычек), которые происходили регулярно в прошлом, но более не происходят.

  • I used to smoke a packet a day but I stopped two years ago.
  • I used to drive to work but now I take the bus.

Также эта конструкция используется, для описания состояния, существовавшего в прошлом, но более не существующего.

  • There used to be a cinema in the town but now there isn’t.
  • She used to have really long hair but she’s had it all cut off.

2. To be used to doing (to be used to +-ing)
Конструкция ‘to be used to doing’ используется, что бы сказать о чем-то нормальном, обычном для нас, и переводится как “быть привыкшим что-то делать”.

  • I’m used to living on my own. I’ve done it for quite a long time.
  • Hans has lived in England for over a year so he is used to driving on the left now.

3. To get used to doing
Конструкция ‘to get used to doing’ используется для описания процесса привыкания, и переводится как “привыкнуть что-то делать”.

  • I didn’t understand the accent when I first moved here but I quickly got used to it.
  • I have always lived in the country but now I’m beginning to get used to living in the city.


Make a sentence, question using 'used to + infinitive'

1) I / live in a flat when I was a child.

2) We / go to the beach every summer?

3) She / love eating chocolate, but now she hates it. 

4) He / not / smoke.

5) I / play tennis when I was at school.

6) She / be able to speak French, but she has forgotten it all.

7) He / play golf every weekend?

8) They both / have short hair.

Quiz:

1 - I'm not used to ____ up this early.

2 - I used to ____ a lot.

3 - You'll have to get used to ____ on the right when you live there.

4 - I didn't use to ____ it, but I do now.

5 - I found it hard to get used to ____ in such a hot country.