1."used to do"
talks about habits in past time which are now finished. However, "be used
to doing" shows the feeling of familiar with the thing you are
talking about; he or she has experienced it so much that it is no longer
strange or new, and the tense is depended on "be". For example,
I didn't
use to take care of dogs.(=Once I didn't take care of dogs, but now I do)
I
wasn't used to taking care of dogs.(=Taking care of dogs was a new and
difficult experience-I hadn't done it before)
2. "used to do" only has past tense, and no present,
perfect forms. To talk about present habits and states, ususlly just use
the simple present tense.
He drives a big car.( Not He uses to drive a big car.)
3. Questions and negatives. Usually people use did…used instead of
did …use.
What did
you use(d) to do in the weekend?
I didn't
use(d) to live in a house. or I usedn't to live in a house.
But the
most common negative is never used…
I never
used to live in a house.
I used to
not live in a house.
You used
not to like her, did you?(Not …used you?)
4. Get and become can be used before "be used to doing".
I will
get used to living in a house.
Little by
little, she became used to her new job.
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