domingo, 4 de agosto de 2013

Lección 7: Used to do and Be used to doing.

Aunque a primera vista estas dos formas puedan parecer muy similares, existe una gran diferencia entre ellas. Used to se utiliza para hablar del pasado, para designar algo que solías hacer. Por su parte, Be used to doing se usa en presenta designa una costumbre. Su traducción pues, sería:

I used to play football.--> Yo solía jugar a fútbol.
I'm used to playing football.--> Estoy acostumbrado a jugar a fútbol.

Estructuras:

USED TO + INFINITIVE

AFFIRMATIVE                       NEGATIVE ( !!!! use, not used!!!)         QUESTION (!!! use, not used!!!)

I used to play                        I did not/ didn't use to play                           Did I use to play?
You used to play                  You did not/ didn't use to play                       Did you use to play?
He/she/It used to play           He/she/It did not/ didn't use to play               Did he/she/it use to play?

We used to play                  We did not/ didn't use to play                        Did we use to play?
You used to play                 You did not/ didn't use to play                       Did you use to play?
They used to play                They did not/ didn't use to play                      Did they use to play?


BE USED TO + ING

AFFIRMATIVE                    NEGATIVE                                         QUESTION

I am used to playing                I am not /'m not used to playing          Am I used to playing?
You are used to playing          You are not/ aren't used to playing     Are you used to playing?
He/she/it used to playing         He/she/it is not/ isn't used to playing    Is he/she/it used to playing?

We are used to playing         We are not/aren't used to playing         Are we used to playing?
You are used to playing        You are not/aren't used to playing        Are you used to playing?
They are used to playing       They are not/aren't used to playing       Are they used to playing?


Podemos usar la estructura GET USED TO para hablar de cosas que cada vez nos son más familiares.
Ej.

I got used to sleeping during the day.--> Me acostumbré a dormir durante el día.
They're getting used to working hard.--> Ellos se están acostumbrando a trabajar duro.




Próxima lección: Verbs: The perfect tenses: the present perfect.

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