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:

I was afraid of swimming in the ocean because I was only used to swimming in a pool. I wasn't used to swimming 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:

After he started his new job, he had almost no time to exercise 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 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:

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. He got used to exercising in the morning.

b. He is getting used to exercising in the morning.

c. He was used to exercising in the morning when he was a kid.

d. He is used to exercising in the morning.

e. He will be used to exercising in the morning by next year.

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.

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