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Used to – Be used to – Get used to Similar pero diferente Los tres verbos: used to, to get used to y to be used to parecen muy similar, pero tienen significados diferentes. Verbo Significado Ejemplos  I USED TO take sugar in my coffee but now I don’t. Usamos el USED TO para indicar que una acción USED que ocurría regularmente en el pasado, ya no TO  Mary USED TO work in a ocurre. cinema but she works in an office now.  Pedro went to live in London. He is finding the change in culture a little different but he is Usamos GET USED TO para expresar que nos GETTING USED TO it. GET estamos acostumbrando poco a poco a una situación USED nueva o a algo que estamos haciendo. Estamos en TO  I still have a few problems using proceso de aceptación o de aprendizaje. my new I-Phone but I’m GETTING USED TO it little by little  Pedro has been living in England BE BE USED TO (y también got used to) significa USED que ya nos hemos acostumbrado a la situación for 2 years. Now he IS USED TO nueva o a hacer algo; algo que quizás fue difícil. TO driving on the left. Formación 1. Used to va seguido por el infinitivo (sin to) Ejemplo: He used to go to the cinema every week. 2. Be used to va seguido por la forma –ing del verbo Ejemplo: I am used to getting up at 7 o’clock. 3. Get used to va seguido por la forma –ing del verbo Ejemplo: I’m getting used to driving on the left side of the road.

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be used to (in the correct tense) get used to Katrina's Dance Career Katrina ___________ take dance classes when she was a little girl. She took ballet lessons first, and later she learned out to tap dance and jazz dance. Every time she had the opportunity, she ___________ practice her dance steps. When she started wearing ballet shoes, it took some time to ___________ them because her feet often hurt. Now Katrina is 23 and she is a professional dancer. She ___________ wearing ballet shoes as well as tap shoes and jazz shoes. She ___________ perform in small theaters, but now she performs in front of large audiences. She ___________ worry that it would be hard to make a living as a dancer and she is very happy that she is so successful. The most difficult thing about Katrina's career is her schedule. She had to ___________ the long work hours during performances. She often has to practice and perform for 10 hours per day. Even though she ___________ it now, her boyfriend often misses her while she's working. He says he will never ___________ eating dinner alone. When he had more time, he ___________ go to all of her performances, but now he usually just goes to one or two.

Write USED TO or BE USED TO or GET USED TO in the space provided. 1. At first I was really nervous about driving in Vancouver, but now I have _________it. 2. I don't think I'll ever _________the rain in Vancouver. 3. Because of the devaluation of the Canadian dollar, the people of Vancouver _________seeing more American tourists in the shopping malls. 4. Mike is Chinese. He is not _________speaking English in the office. 5. The smell of fish is awful, but you'll _________it after a couple of months on the job. 6. There are some things in this life that you'll never _________. 7. It will take a while for the office staff to become _________the new computer software. 8. She _________hard work. She grew up in a very poor family. 9. My children _________eating hamburgers, but I don't think I'll ever _________eating them. 10. People from Africa _________hot weather because of the dry and hot climate there. 11. I wasn't happy about working the evening shift but I have _________it now. 12. When I was a teenager I _________dress up for Halloween, but not anymore. 13. The administration was not _______the union playing a major role in running the company. 14. Two years ago, the students _________have four hours a week of language tutorials, but now they have five hours.

15. When I was starting to write, I _______think I would never be as good as Margaret Atwood. 16. People _________politicians blaming the media for their downfall. 17. Mr. Blundell _________do lots of interviews when he was the mayor of Vancouver. 18. He never _________flying a helicopter, even after years of working as a co-pilot. 19. Once people have ____the fact that not all dreams come true, then they set achievable goals. 20. He _________difficult times because he was born during the war. Selecciona la traducción correcta de las oraciones. 1. Ella limpiaba la casa. She used to clean the house. She got used to cleaning the house. She is used to cleaning the house. 2. Él se acostumbró a levantarse temprano. He used to wake up early. He is used to waking up early. He got used to waking up early. 3. Pablo está acostumbrado a ir tarde. Pablo is used to going late. Pablo used to go late. Pablo is getting used to going late. 4. Estoy acostumbrada a cocinar en la mañana. I am getting used to cooking in the morning. I am used to cooking in the morning. I used to cook in the morning. 5. Maria manejaba el carro.

Maria used to drive the car. Maria got used to driving the car. Maria is used to driving the car. 6. Ella se está acostumbrando a trabajar en esa compañía. She is getting used to working at that company. She used to work at that company. She is used to working at that company. 7. No leía muchos libros. I didn't use to read many books. I am used to reading many books. I got used to reading many books. 8. ¿Estás acostumbrado al clima? Are you used to the climate? Did you used to the climate? Did you get used to the climate?

Práctica Escribe la oración en inglés traduciéndola del español. Usa la información en el parentesis en la traducción. ejemplo I got used to speaking English.

(speak English)

Me acostumbré a hablar inglés. 1. (cook) Estoy acostumbrado a cocinar. 2. (watch TV at night) Veía la televisión en la noche. 3. (use the computer) Me estoy acostumbrando a usar la computadora.

4. (need/study) Necesito acostumbrarme a estudiar. 5. (clean the house on Saturdays)No limpiaba la casa los sábados. 6. (work at night)Él está acostumbrado a trabajar en la noche. 7. (play with the children)¿Jugabas con los niños? 8. (travel)Me acostumbré a viajar.

COMPLETE – USED TO – BE USED TO – GET USED TO

I ___________live in Romania but now I live in Barcelona, Spain. I have lived here for seven years now, so I ___________the lifestyle. Life is more hectic here than in Romania. I had to ___________eating lots of seafood. In Romania I ___________eat fish only once or twice a year. It took me a while to ___________having lunch late - the first months in Barcelona I ___________be hungry all the time! I also had to ___________a different mentality. People in Barcelona are more laid-back and spend time outdoors with their friends. Now I ___________ meeting up with friends after dinner, which often happens after 10 o'clock at night. The thing I can't ___________is the coffee. In Romania I ___________drink a lot of coffee but it was much less strong. Now I always add extra water to my coffee to be able to drink it.