Ask Learn闻问切英语口语: Used to vs. be/ get used to
过去几期讨论 to 后面的词何时要用动词的不定式,何时要用名词;今天要讲两个相关而表面上非常相似的词:一个是used to,另一个是 verb-to-be/ get used to。
Used to 是用来表达一些过往的习惯,因此总是以过去时态出现,连接在后面的是一个动词,例如:
I used to like watching movies, but I prefer stage plays these days.我以前很喜欢看电影,但现在偏向舞台剧。
要表达现时的习惯却不可以用 used to 的现在时态 use to,而要采取别的表达方式,例如:
It is my habit to watch movies.
I always watch movies.
I prefer movies to stage plays.
Verb-to-be/get used to 说的是习惯了的事物,可以是以前的、现在的,甚至是将来的,视乎前面出现的时态而定,而在 to 后面的须是名词,例如:
I am used to getting up at 5 am in order to get the earliest train.
I don't like my boyfriend's cooking now, but I believe I shall get used to it.
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