USED TO – BE (GET) USED TO
“Used to + infinitive” dùng để diễn tả một thói quen ở quá khứ.
Ex: He used to swim when he was six.
Ở đây “used to” có nghĩa là “thường, đã từng”.
“be (get) used to + Ving/Noun”: quen với, (trở nên quen với).
Ex: My mother is used to getting up early everyday.
He got used to walking five kilometers a day because he’s lost his bicycle.
Ex: Tom has got used to the cold weather since he came here.
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SUBJECT | FORMS | MEANINGS |
| THING | Be used + to V | được dùng để (dạng bị động) |
| PERSON | Use + O + to V | dùng, sử dụng |
| Used to + Vo | đã từng (thói quen trong qk) | |
| Be used to + V-ing Get used to + V-ing | quen với |
When I was a child. I ………………………… (dream) of being an astronaut.
I’m terribly nervous. I ………………………… (not/ speak) to a large audience.
It took us ages to …………………………… (live) in an apartment house.
Lots of trains …………………………… (stop) here, but not many do now.
Didn’t Nick …………………………… (work) on a building site?
I’ll have an orange juice, please. I……………… (not/ drink) alcohol.
When Laura was at college, she ……………… (have) a picture of Elvis Presley on her bedroom wall.
There …………………………… (be) a cinema here but it was knocked down a few years ago.
When she arrived in Britain, she ………………… (not/ drive) on the left, but she soon got used to it.
I …………………………… (live) in Finland, but now I live in France.
I …………………………… (sit) at this desk. I sit here every day.
I ……………………… (sit) in the back of the classroom, but now I prefer to sit in the front row.
People …………………………… (believe) the earth was flat.
Trains …………………………… (be) the main means of cross-continental travel. Today, most people take airplanes for long-distance travel.
Ms. Stanton’s job requires her to travel extensively throughout the world. She …………………………… (travel) by plane.
