Get Used To
Get Used To
- I am used to living alone. (It is easy.)
- I am not used to living alone. (It is not easy.)
- I am getting used to waking up early. (It is becoming familiar.)
- I am not used to getting up early. (It is still not each to do.)
Point 2: The verb phrase has three parts:
Subject + be + used to + gerund
Subject + get + used to + gerund
Question
- Are you used to driving in the rain?
- Are you getting used to driving on the left side?
- Have you gotten used to working from home?
- Have you gotten used to studying at home?
Affirmative
- I am used to working at a desk.
- She is used to dealing with difficult people.
- I got used to living with a roommate.
- They quickly got used to living without hot water.
Negative
- They aren’t used to working together.
- He isn’t used to eating with chopsticks.
- She hasn’t gotten used to working from home.
- She is used to driving a large car.
Point 3: Be used to vs. Get used to - There is a slight difference in meaning between the two forms. The verbs ‘get’ means there was a change in familiarity. The verb ‘be’ refers to the feeling always existing.
- I was used to being teased as a kid. (It was always the situation.)
- I got used to being teased as a kid. (I learned how to deal with teasing.)
Present tense (be: am, is, are)
- I am used to working alone.
- I am not used to cooking for myself.
- She is used to feeling tired.
Continuous (getting)
- I am getting used to studying online.
- I was just getting used to having you around, and now you’re leaving!
Past (was, were, got)
- I was used to being picked last as a kid.
- I didn’t like it, but I got used to it.
Gerund (getting)
- I am having trouble getting used to it.
Perfect (gotten)
- I haven’t gotten used to wearing a suit at work.
- I’m used to living alone.
- I am slowly getting used to wearing a suit.
- She is used to being around kids.
- I’m still getting used to sharing my apartment with a roommate.
- Do you like working behind a desk?
1. No, but I am getting used to it. - I hate attending parties, but I am getting used to it.
- I loathed wearing a suit after college, but I got used to it.
- Living alone takes some time getting used
to.
- It takes some time getting used to living alone.
- Being criticized is something that he is not
used to.
- He is not used to being criticized.
- Driving at night took awhile getting used
to.
- It took awhile getting used to driving at night.
About the Teacher
My name is Todd Beuckens and I am an ESL teacher in Thailand. I created this site to provide teachers and students free audio lessons and learning materials not usually found in commercial textbooks.