I used to have an MP3 player. Now I just listen to music online. — У меня раньше
был MP3-плеер. Теперь я просто слушаю музыку онлайн.
I used to believe in the tooth fairy. — Я раньше верил в Зубную фею.
Brian used to steal from the shops. — Брайан раньше воровал в магазинах.
Глагол would
Every time Sarah came, we would play X-box for hours. — Каждый раз, когда
приходила Сара, мы часами играли в X-box.
We would used to play X-box for hours with Sarah. — Мы часами играли в X-box
вместе с Сарой.
Every summer I would live in a country house with my grandmother. In the early
morning I would go fishing at the lake. After that I would climb the tall old oak near the
house. I would sit in the tree and read a book almost all day long. — Каждое лето
я жил в домике у своей бабушки. Рано утром я ходил рыбачить на озеро. После
этого я забирался на большой старый дуб возле дома. Я сидел на дереве и
целый день читал книжку.
I got used to wearing this stupid uniform. = I am used to wearing this stupid uniform.
— Я привык носить эту дурацкую форму.
Sally works very slowly. But we got used to it. = But we are used to it. — Салли
работает очень медленно. Но мы привыкли к этому.
Past habits – 'used to', 'would' and the past simple
When we talk about things in the past that are not true any more, we can do it in different ways.
We can also use used to to talk about past habits (repeated past actions) that don't happen any
more.
Would
We can use would to talk about repeated past actions that don't happen any more.
would for past habits is slightly more formal than used to. It is often used in stories.
Past simple
We can always use the past simple as an alternative to used to or would to talk about past states
or habits. The main difference is that the past simple doesn't emphasise the repeated or
continuous nature of the action or situation. Also, the past simple doesn't make it so clear that the
thing is no longer true.
She's used to the city now and doesn't get lost any more.
He wasn't used to walking so much and his legs hurt after the hike.
I'm a teacher so I'm used to speaking in public.
We use get used to to talk about the process of becoming familiar with something.
I'm finding this new job hard but I'm sure I'll get used to it soon.
It took my mother years to get used to living in London after moving from Pakistan.
I'm getting used to the noise now. I found it really stressful when I first moved in.
Be used to and get used to are followed by a noun, pronoun or the -ing form of a verb, and can be
used about the past, present or future.