USED TO

Used to
Used to do
We use 'used to' for something that happened regularly in the past but no longer
happens.
• I used to smoke a packet a day but I stopped two years ago.
• Ben used to travel a lot in his job but now, since his promotion, he doesn't.
• I used to drive to work but now I take the bus.
We also use it for something that was true but no longer is.
• 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.
• I didn't use to like him but now I do.
'Used to do' is different from 'to be used to doing' and 'to get used to doing'
to be used to doing
We use 'to be used to doing' to say that something is normal, not unusual.
• 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.
• They've always lived in hot countries so they aren't used to the cold weather
here.
to get used to doing
We use 'to get used to doing' to talk about the process of something becoming
normal for us.
• I didn't understand the accent when I first moved here but I quickly got used to
it.
• She has started working nights and is still getting used to sleeping during the
day.
• I have always lived in the country but now I'm beginning to get used to living in
the city.