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Used to / to be used to

USED TO / To be USED TO + Verb + ing

 1) USED TO : More than a past habit, USED TO is a phrase which indicates a contrast with the past. What was true in the past is no longer true ! The reason for the change may be expressed in the sentence, or just suggested.

ex1 : There used to be a bridge over that stream, but it collapsed during the latest floods ...

ex2 : He used to sleep with his Teddy bear ... now, he sleeps with his wife !              

   USED TO = contrast with the pastt.

2) 'TO BE USED TO + Verb + - ing' or 'TO GET USED TO + Verb + - ing' : = HABIT

Built with the verbs 'be' or 'get' and the preposition TO, the phrase suggests a habit, which is repeated again and again ... This phrase can be built in all tenses (present, past and future)

ex1 : I wasn't used to sleeping on a sofa, but since I arrived here, I've been getting used to it.

ex2 : I'll never get used to being woken up so early ...

  TO GET/BE USED TO + VERB + - ing = HABIT

Therefore, it is fundamental to make a difference between the two expressions and to respect their particularities ! That will be your 'mission' in the following exercise! 

Good luck !

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1. When you were a baby, you were used to suckingused to suckwould suckI don't know your thumb, whereas your sister had a pacifier ! Now, you're a big boy !

2. He's use to eatingused to eatused to eatingI don't know fish in the morning ... That's a habit he got in Norway when he lived there for 3 years.

3. You 're never used to smokenever used to smokenever used to smokingI don't know so much as now, did you ?

4. I 'm used to drinkingused to drink'm used to drinkI don't know a lot of coffee, but as I got sleepless, I've turned to decaf.

5. There 's used to beingused to bewas used to be's used to beI don't know a ferryboat leaving from here, but now with the Chunnel, it would no longer be profitable ...

6. ' Didn't you use to goDidn't you used to goWeren't you used to goWere you unused to goingI don't know to school with him ?' 'Of course not! I'm much younger than he is ...'

7. Were you used to drinkingdid you used to drinkHave you been used to drinkingI don't know tea or coffee when you stayed in the US with your British aunt ?

8. Beware ! This baby 's would haveused to havingused to havewill be used to haveI don't know long cuddles before accepting to go to bed at night ...

9. Yes, I must admit I got used to being'm getting used to being'm got used to be'm getting used to beI don't know called by my boyfriend everyday and texted 10 times a day, at least ... I like it ! ;0)

10. No ! I'm sorry, but I 'm not used to eating no longer'm no longer used to eatingno longer used to eatI don't know sausages for breakfast ...I 'm out of the habit now ... I'd rather have toast and orange juice, please !