be used
To be accustomed to.
This idiom refers to a situation, action, or habit that continues in the present. The idiom is always followed by a noun or gerund phrase.
This idiom refers to a situation, action, or habit that continues in the present. The idiom is always followed by a noun or gerund phrase.
He is used to this climate now, so the changes in temperature do not affect him much.
I am used to studying in the library, so it's difficult for me to study at home now.
get used to
In the habit of or familiar with.
This idiom describes the process of change that allows some one to be used to a situation, action, or habit.
This idiom describes the process of change that allows some one to be used to a situation, action, or habit.
People get used to smoking and it is hard for them to stop.
Farmers are used to working outdoors in the winter.
After my eyes became used to the dim light in the cave, I saw an old shovel on the ground.
On the hike Bob soon got tired, but Dick did not because he was used to walking.
It took Yoshiko a long time to get used to the food that her American host family served her.
Mark can't seem to get used to wearing contact lenses, recently he's been wearing his glasses a lot.
used to be
did use to be
Formerly or once was.
Mary used to be small; but she has grown up.
Dick used to be the best pitcher on the team last year; now two other pitchers are better than he is.
used to
did use to
Did formerly; did in the past.
This idiom is used to indicate a past situation, action, or habit that does not exist in the present.
Usually used with an infinitive to tell about something past.
This idiom is used to indicate a past situation, action, or habit that does not exist in the present.
Usually used with an infinitive to tell about something past.
Uncle Henry used to have a beard, but he shaved it off.
Did your father use to work at the bank?
People used to say that tomatoes were poison.
I used to live in New York, but I moved to California two years ago.
Kim used to smoke cigarettes, but she stopped the habit last month.
Sometimes used without the infinitive.
I don't go to that school any more, but I used to.
We don't visit Helen as much as we used to.
I used to go to the movies often. Did you use to?