“Used to”的两种形式
许多英语学习者混淆used to的两种形式。阅读这一篇短文可以提高你的理解能力!
Be used to = accustomed to
used to的第一个意思是“accustomed to”——过去你觉得奇怪或不一样的事情,但现在你觉得很正常,这时候有be动词在前面:
- When I first moved to Korea, I didn’t like the food – but now I’m used to it.
- We‘re used to waking up early – we do it every day.
- My 4-year-old son cried on the first day of school; he wasn’t used to being away from his mother the whole day.
- It took me a long time to get used to driving on the right side of the road after I moved from New York to London.
- So, you’ve lived in Finland for 5 years – are you used to the cold weather yet?
上面的例句表明在used to出现之前,我们用动词BE和GET来表示习惯某事的状态,GET用来表示习惯某事的过程。在used to的这种形式之后,我们使用一个名词或ing形式。
used to / didn’t use to = something you did repeatedly in the past, but not now
used to的第二个意思是描述你在过去重复做过的事情,但是你现在不做了:
- When I was a child, I used to go to the beach with my grandparents.
- He used to play tennis, but he stopped a few years ago.
- She didn’t use to like vegetables, but now she eats them frequently.
- They didn’t use to come to church, but now they’re among the most dedicated members.
- Did you use to drink a lot in your college years?
从上面的例句可以看出,在used to的这种形式之后,我们使用动词的不定式。
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