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After be used to, we use a noun or an -ing form. The meaning is quite different from    used to + infinitive. If you say that you are used to something, you mean that you know it well. You have experienced it so much that it is no longer strange to you.


be used to + noun

  • I'm used to London traffic. We lived here for six years.
  • At the beginning, I couldn't understand the Londoners, because I wasn't used to their accent.

We can use an -ing form after be used to, but not an infinitive.

be used to+ .. . -ing

  • I'm used to driving in London now, but it was hard at the beginning. (NOT I'm used to drive ...)
  • It was a long time before she was completely used to working with old people.

Get used to means 'become used to'. You'll soon get used to living in the country.

Vera, 574 days ago 1
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