Presentazione 5 2
- 1. USED TO GET USED TO TO BE USED TO
- 2. SUBJECT +USED+INFINITY WITH TO It is used for actions that happened regularly in the past but now don't happen more, or things that were true, but now they are no more' real. Examples: I remember when we used to sit ... I used to play golf when I was young. I didn't use to play golf when I was young (negative) did you use to play golf when you were young? (Interrogative) USED TO
- 3. USED TO
- 4. EXERCISES Make an affirmative sentence, negative sentence or 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. He/ not/ smoke.
- 5. EXERCISE Tom used to be a baker. He used to wake up at 4.30 in the morning to bake bread. He was used to hard work and he was used to waking up early. He always woke up on time. Now, Tom has retired. He still sometimes wakes up very early but, most days, he wakes up at 9.00. He is getting used to waking up late and he is getting used to retirement. Underline the parts of the text that answer the questions below. a. Did Tom wake up early when he was a baker? b. Was it normal for Tom to wake up early when he was a baker? c. Does Tom wake up early now? d. Is it becoming normal for him to wake up late?
- 6. SUBJECT + BE + USED TO + ING FORM It's used to talk about something that is becoming a practice Examples: I am used to living alone She isn't used to this food Are you used to living alone? TO BE USED TO
- 7. SUBJECT+TO GET USED TO+ING FORM It's used to talk about something to which you are accustomed I'm getting used to eating bacon and eggs in the morning. Are you getting to used eating bacon and eggs in the morning? I'm not getting used to eat bacon and eggs in the morning. TO GET USED TO
- 8. TO GET USED TO BE USED TO
- 9. EXERCISE Translate: Ci siamo abituati ad alzarci presto Non mi abituerò mai a lavorare di notte Mi sto abituando a questo clima Ti piace il tempo qui? No, ma mi sono abituato Eravamo abituati ad andare a letto presto Lei era solita raccontarmi delle favole
- 10. EXERCISE Insert the correct word. He used to........fat but now he's thin He isn't used to........in these bad conditions. How did you get used to.......in the middle of this mess Did you.......write poems when you were young? I need some time to get used to.............in this town. Sting used to.............a teacher before he became a famous singer. I'm not used to............linen by hand. She'll get used to.................in the extremely cold winter of Siberia. My mother didn't..........drink much coffee. But now she has become addicted to it There used to............a lot of trees in this court yard. They have all been cut down.
- 12. EXERCISE Complete the explanations with get used to, used to or be used to. a. _______________________ means something happened or was true in the past but no longer happens or is true. b. _______________________ means something is normal, not unusual. c. _______________________ means something is becoming normal. Underline the correct answers in bold. a. He is used to / used to ride his bike to school but, now, he goes by bus. b. She is getting used to / used to life in a foreign country. c. If they go to France, they will get used to speak / will get used to speaking French. d. Grandad is used to / used to work in an office. Now, he used to be / is getting used to being retired.
- 13. SUMMARY
- 14. THE END Sofia Bianchi Matteo Delodovici Giulia Lando Federica Merli