Sentence structure: used to and be used to

In this chapter

• When do we use it?

  For habits and situations that happened again and again in the past but are not true now: I used to have long hair (now it's short).

• used to

  again and again in the past; not anymore

  Pattern: Subject + used to + verb (base)

  Example: I used to sleep with a night-light.

  Example: We used to live in Bursa.

• Formula

  Positive: I used to have long hair. · Negative: She didn't use to like tomatoes. · Question: Did you use to play with blocks?

• Color-coded examples

  Turkish “eskiden … -erdi” = used to + base verb.

  Example: I used to sleep with my teddy bear.

  Example: There used to be a movie theater here.

• be used to / get used to

  be used to + -ing or a noun = it is normal for me, not hard.

  Example: I am used to waking up early.

  Example: She is getting used to her new school.

• Three structures, three meanings

  I don't ride one now.

  Example: I used to ride a bike.

  Example: I'm used to riding a bike.

• Tip

  used to + base verb (I used to swim), but be / get used to + -ing (I'm used to swimming). In negatives and questions write use to, with no d: Did you use to…?