'Used to' and 'be used to' - talking about habits in English
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This is a grammar presentation for Intermediate learners of English. I cover describing the habits which we had in the past, how to say about a new habit we are forming, and the things we do on a regular basis. I give plenty of examples and there is a chance to check yourself with a short exercise.
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'Used to' and 'be used to' - talking about habits in English
- 1. Talking about habits in past and present GRAMMAR TRAINING WWW.EUSS.EDU SMART LANGUAGE LEARNING
- 2. A habit (n) something that a person does often in a regular and repeated way SMART LANGUAGE LEARNING WWW. STORDAR. COM
- 3. A habit (n) something that a person does often in a regular and repeated way SMART LANGUAGE LEARNING WWW. STORDAR. COM He has this terrible habit of smoking inside.
- 4. A habit (n) something that a person does often in a regular and repeated way SMART LANGUAGE LEARNING WWW. STORDAR. COM He has this terrible habit of smoking inside. You need to improve your eating habits.
- 5. A habit (n) something that a person does often in a regular and repeated way SMART LANGUAGE LEARNING WWW. STORDAR. COM He has this terrible habit of smoking inside. You need to improve your eating habits. Does he have any annoying habits?
- 6. A habit (n) something that a person does often in a regular and repeated way SMART LANGUAGE LEARNING WWW. STORDAR. COM He has this terrible habit of smoking inside. You need to improve your eating habits. Does he have any annoying habits? I check my email every 10 minutes by habit.
- 7. A habit (n) something that a person does often in a regular and repeated way SMART LANGUAGE LEARNING WWW. STORDAR. COM He has this terrible habit of smoking inside. You need to improve your eating habits. Does he have any annoying habits? I check my email every 10 minutes by habit. I got into a habit of staying up late after college.
- 8. A habit (n) something that a person does often in a regular and repeated way SMART LANGUAGE LEARNING WWW. STORDAR. COM He has this terrible habit of smoking inside. You need to improve your eating habits. Does he have any annoying habits? I check my email every 10 minutes by habit. I got into a habit of staying up late after college. I am a creature of habit.
- 9. 3 grammatical ways to speak about habits: Past Habits (not actual anymore) Present Habits Developing a habit SMART LANGUAGE LEARNING WWW. STORDAR, COM
- 10. PAST HABITS USED TO + V1 SMART LANGUAGE LEARNING WWW. STORDAR, COM PRESENT HABITS BE USED TO + VING
- 11. PAST HABITS USED TO + V1 SMART LANGUAGE LEARNING WWW. STORDAR, COM PRESENT HABITS BE USED TO + VING (I did it repeatedly in the past) (I don't mind doing it regularly)
- 12. PAST HABITS USED TO + V1 SMART LANGUAGE LEARNING WWW. STORDAR, COM PRESENT HABITS BE USED TO + VING I used to play football every Sunday. I am used to playing football on Saturdays now.
- 13. PAST HABITS USED TO + V1 SMART LANGUAGE LEARNING WWW. STORDAR, COM PRESENT HABITS BE USED TO + VING I used to play football every Sunday. I used to live in Canada. I am used to playing football on Saturdays now. I am still not used to living in Europe.
- 14. PAST HABITS USED TO + V1 = WOULD (FOR ACTION VERBS) SMART LANGUAGE LEARNING WWW. STORDAR, COM PRESENT HABITS BE USED TO + VING = WILL (FOR ACTION VERBS) I would (=used to) play football every Sunday. I will (=am used to) play (playing) football on Saturdays now.
- 15. PAST HABITS SMART LANGUAGE LEARNING WWW. STORDAR, COM PRESENT HABITS I used to live in a small village.
- 16. PAST HABITS SMART LANGUAGE LEARNING WWW. STORDAR, COM PRESENT HABITS I used to live in a small village. I used to like waking up early.
- 17. PAST HABITS SMART LANGUAGE LEARNING WWW. STORDAR, COM PRESENT HABITS I used to live in a small village. I used to like waking up early. I used to wake up early. = I would wake up early.
- 18. PAST HABITS SMART LANGUAGE LEARNING WWW. STORDAR, COM PRESENT HABITS I used to live in a small village. I used to like waking up early. I used to wake up early. = I would wake up early. I used to go for a walk in the morning. = I would go for a walk in the morning.
- 19. PAST HABITS SMART LANGUAGE LEARNING WWW. STORDAR, COM PRESENT HABITS I used to live in a small village. I used to like waking up early. I used to wake up early. = I would wake up early. I used to go for a walk in the morning. = I would go for a walk in the morning. I am used to living in a big city now.
- 20. PAST HABITS SMART LANGUAGE LEARNING WWW. STORDAR, COM PRESENT HABITS I used to live in a small village. I used to like waking up early. I used to wake up early. = I would wake up early. I used to go for a walk in the morning. = I would go for a walk in the morning. I am used to living in a big city now. I am used to waking up later. I will wake up at 8.00.
- 21. PAST HABITS SMART LANGUAGE LEARNING WWW. STORDAR, COM PRESENT HABITS I used to live in a small village. I used to like waking up early. I used to wake up early. = I would wake up early. I used to go for a walk in the morning. = I would go for a walk in the morning. I am used to living in a big city now. I am used to waking up later. I will wake up at 8.00. I am used to going jogging in the morning. I will go jogging in the morning.
- 22. Developing a habit GET USED TO + VING SMART LANGUAGE LEARNING WWW. STORDAR. COM
- 23. Developing a habit GET USED TO + VING SMART LANGUAGE LEARNING WWW. STORDAR. COM I can't get used to driving on the left.
- 24. Developing a habit GET USED TO + VING SMART LANGUAGE LEARNING WWW. STORDAR. COM I can't get used to driving on the left. I am getting used to using public transport.
- 25. Developing a habit GET USED TO + VING SMART LANGUAGE LEARNING WWW. STORDAR. COM I can't get used to driving on the left. I am getting used to using public transport. I still haven't got used to speaking English.
- 26. DEVELOPING HABITS GET USED TO + VING SMART LANGUAGE LEARNING WWW. STORDAR, COM PRESENT HABITS BE USED TO + VING I am slowly getting used to speaking English every day. I have got used to having coffee in the morning. I am not yet used to speaking English every day. I am used to having coffee in the morning.
- 27. PAST USED TO + V1 WOULD + V1 (ACTION VERBS) CHANGE GET USED TO + VING BE USED TO + VING WILL + V1 (ACTION VERBS) PRESENT SMART LANGUAGE LEARNING WWW. STORDAR. COM
- 28. Now Practice! Which sentences are correct? 1) I used to speak French every day. 2) I am not used to eat so much for breakfast. 3) He used to smoking. 4) He is got used to flying after his first year as a journalist. 5) She would like skiing as a child. 6) We are getting used to sleeping with the windows open. 7) She will going to the beach every day. SMART LANGUAGE LEARNING WWW. STORDAR. COM
- 29. Now Practice! Which sentences are correct? 1) I used to speak French every day. + 2) I am not used to eating so much for breakfast. 3) He is used to smoking. / He used to smoke. 4) He is got used to flying after his first year as a journalist. 5) She would used to like skiing as a child. 6) We are getting used to sleeping with the windows open. 7) She will going to the beach every day. SMART LANGUAGE LEARNING WWW. STORDAR. COM
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