USED TO grammatica inglese per triennale PDF

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USED TO, WOULD (LO ASSOCIA AL PAST SIMPLE, PAST TENSE II) If you want to talk about an activity that took place regularly or repeatedly in the past, but which no longer occurs, you use the simple past. ● My father went to work by train. But if you want to emphasise that this action was a habit in the past and it is no longer true, we can use: USED TO OR WOULD. The main difference is that: ● the past simple doesn't emphasise the repeated or continuous nature of the action or situation. ● the past simple doesn't make it so clear that the situation is no longer true. USED TO AND WOULD correspond to the Italian tense “Imperfetto”, and it implies that the action has lasted for years. Used to and would are both use to describe something that happened regularly in the past but doesn't happen any longer, however, there are two important differences between used to and would: USED TO+infinitive

WOULD+infinitive

If the time frame is established WOULD is used when we establish the after, USED TO can be used. past time frame before the word would appear. I used to watch cartoons with my dad in the mornings, when I was a child. When I was a child, I would watch cartoons with my dad in the mornings. USED TO is used with stative verbs WOULD is not used with stative verbs (verbs that describe a state of being), (verbs that describe a state of being), such as be, understand, feel or love. such as be, understand, feel or love, but only for actions. I used to love the stories of Winnie the Pooh. I would go up to town on my own. Watch out! For negative and Interrogative sentences: questions, it's 'use' and not 'used'. Would you work……? Interrogative sentences: Would she work……? Did you use to work……? Negative sentences: Did she use to work…...? I wouldn’t work… Negative sentences: She wouldn’t work…

You didn’t use to work…. She didn’t use to work…. To express habits or things that we do The use of would is more restricted than regularly we use “PRESENT that of used to. SIMPLE”. We can’t use “USED TO”.

USED TO vs BE USED TO vs GET USED TO USED TO

BE USED TO

We use used to + infinitive to talk about a past situation that is no longer true. It tells us that there was a repeated action or state in the past which has now changed.

Be used to is used to say We use “get used to” to that something is normal, talk about the process of becoming familiar with not unusual. something. Be used to means 'be familiar with' or 'be accustomed to'.

Only past events.

actions

or Present, actions.

Future,

GET USED TO

Past Present, actions.

future,

past

If you get used to something, you become accustomed to it; it is no longer unusual or strange. Get used to is the process of becoming used to We can also say be used something. to someone. If you are used to something, you have often done or experienced it; it is not strange, new or difficult for you.

I don’t think Tom’s strange – I’m used to him. Be used to + noun phrase Get used to + something / someone Be used to+ verb (-ing Get used to + verb (form) ing form) ESEMPI: I used to weekends.

ESEMPI: work

ESEMPI:

at He didn't complain about He is getting used to the neighbours’ loud

(Lavoravo tutti i fine party – he was used to the settimana ma adesso non noise. (noun) più). I’m used to working at weekends. (verb+ing)

waking up early.

I got used to his Scottish accent after a while. (GET TO USE può essere seguito anche da un (Sono abituato a lavorare sostantivo come in questo tutti i fine settimana). caso). I am used to getting up early in the morning. I don't mind it. (verb+ing)...