View source for Lesson:Be/get used to something

Utilizamos a expressão "to be used to" para falar sobre coisas que temos o hábito de fazer ou que estamos acostumados(as) a fazer e a expressão "got used to" para falar de coisas que nos acostumamos a fazer. 

Veja o seguinte exemplo:

{| class="prettytable"
| I was afraid '''of''' swimm'''ing''' in the ocean because I was only used '''to''' swimm'''ing''' in a pool. I wasn't used '''to''' swimm'''ing''' in the ocean.
|}

Note que o '''to''' na expressão '''to be used to''' é uma preposição, e como já aprendemos, adicionamos o -'''ing''' ao verbo que segue uma preposição. Assim como aconteceu na primeira sentença, o verbo '''swim''' leva -'''ing''' pois vem depois da preposição '''of'''.

Outros exemplos:

{| class="prettytable"
| After he started his new job, he had almost no time to exercising in the evening, so he got used to exercising in the morning. 
|-
| It's difficult for Ethan to wake up early, but with the help of his friend, he is getting used to exercising in the morning.
|-
| He was used to exercising in the morning when he was a kid. Unfortunately, he doesn't do that anymore.
|-
| He is used to exercising in the morning. He wakes up at 5 am, has breakfast and goes out for his daily jog.
|-
| He will be used used to exercising in the morning by next year. He just needs time to adjust.
|-
| He will get used to exercising in the morning if he tries to do it consistently for, at least, two weeks.
|-
| He was getting used to exercising in the morning before he had to start working in the evening.
|}

Também podemos usar estas expressões seguidas de substantivos. 

Exemplos:

{| class="prettytable"
| She is used to the noise.
|-
| They got used to my company.
|}

==Exercises==

1. Traduza as frases utilizadas nos exemplos acima.

2. Crie frases utilizando as expressões e o contexto dado.

:: a. ( is getting used to ) A friend of yours just bought her first car after getting her driver's license.
:: b. ( was used to ) When your best friend came to live with you, she listened to music all the time. It bothered you because you could never study while listening to music. After a while it stopped bothering you. At that point you could say: 
:: c. ( will be used to ) It was a very challenging experience having your first child. Everything was new. But it will not be the same for the second child. So you say:
:: d. ( will get used to ) If you wake up early every morning, eventually, it will be second nature to you. 
:: e. ( should get used to ) Exercising is extremely beneficial to people of all ages. It's said that we should:

3. Passe as seguintes frases para a forma negativa e interrogativa.

:: a. After he started his new job, he had almost no time to exercising in the evening, so he got used to exercising in the morning. 
:: b. It's difficult for Ethan to wake up early, but with the help of his friend, he is getting used to exercising in the morning.
:: c. He was used to exercising in the morning when he was a kid. Unfortunately, he doesn't do that anymore.
:: d. He is used to exercising in the morning. He wakes up at 5 am, has breakfast and goes out for his daily jog.
:: e. He will be used used to exercising in the morning by next year. He just needs time to adjust.
:: f. He will get used to exercising in the morning if he tries to do it consistently for, at least, two weeks.
:: g. He was getting used to exercising in the morning before he had to start working in the evening.