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Januari 17, 2010

GRAMMAR REVIEW (Used To/Be Used To)

Used To and Be Used To
1. Used to (pernah)
It is used for the past habit (kebiasaan ms. Lalu).
Form:
Used to + Verb1
Examples:
• He used to play cards a lot.
• Did he use to play soccer at school?
2. Be used to (terbiasa)
It is used to express that someone is used to doing something so often that is no longer strange to him (u/mengungkapkan bahwa seseorang tlh terbiasa melakukan sesuatu)
Form:
Be used to + Verb ing / Noun (k.benda)
Examples:
 I’ve lived in Bandung for ten years, so I’m quite used to the traffic
 You can say what you like! I am used to being criticized
 When I was younger, I was used to walking long distance
EXERCISE 1
Put the verbs in the correct forms (Verb1/Verb ing)
1. Rois used to … a lot of coffee when he was a student. (drink)
2. Yadi got tired very easily. He wasn’t used to …so fast. (run)
3. These days Surya usually stays in bed until late. But when he had a job, he used to …up early. (get)
4. When Karto was a child, he used to … swimming everyday. (go)
5. It took safe’i a long time to get used to … glasses. (wear)
6. Urip used to … Erni but now she gets on her nerves. (like)
7. Sahid will have to get used to …less if he wants to lose weight. (eat)
8. Darto is the boss. He is not used to …told what to do. (be)
9. There used to … a cinema in downtown Kuningan but it was knock down. (be)
10. Fitria had to get used to … on the right. (drive)