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Common mistake: be used to
Submitted by jafar.kianpour on Mon, 2015/04/27 - 09:31
Common mistake: be used to sth
When be used to is followed by a verb, that verb cannot be in the infinitive without 'to'.
Do not say 'be used to do something', say be used to doing something:
I am used to work flexible hours.
I am used to working flexible hours.
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
used adjective (FAMILIAR)
be used to sth/sb / juːst /
B1 to be familiar with something or someone:
We're used to tourists here - we get thousands every year.
[ + -ing verb ] She was not used to speak ing Cantonese.
get used to sth/sb B1
to become familiar with something or someone:
Eventually you'll get used to the smells of the laboratory.
[ + -ing verb ] I just can't get used to getting up early.
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Hi Jasmine,
Submitted by jafar.kianpour on Mon, 2015/04/27 - 11:31
Hi Jasmine,
You can use "used to" to say that sth always happened in the past and it doesn't happen any more, for example:
I used to live in Zahedan. (It means that I don't live there any more)
When I was younger, I used to watch TV for more than 5 hours.
Please notice that the pronunciation of used to in these examples is / just tə /
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