USED+TO

media type="custom" key="11115600" ** Used to do **  **U****sed to**:  - to talk about repeated //events// and //actions// in the past:  - to talk about repeated //states// in the past: // (En estos casos //**// "used to" no puede //**// ser sustituído por //**// Would) //**
 * //My grandfather **used to** walk five kilometres each morning.//
 * //She **used to** bake a big chocolate cake every Sunday. (En estos casos Used to se puede sustituir por **Would,** uso especial que no tiene que ver con el condicional sino que se trata de un sinónimo de Used to, "solía".//
 * //He **used to** be a baker//
 * //I used to have a cat called **Snowy**//

The use of **used to do** is dealt with above. **Used to doing**, or **be used to doing** has a different meaning. We use it to talk about things that are familiar, and not strange or new: Note that this structure can be followed by a //noun// or //noun phrase//, as well as an //–ing// form: Apart from the verb to //be//, the verbs //get//, //grow// and //become// can also be used before **used to doing**. They are used to describe the process that leads to something being familiar. The first example above was: When he first arrived in England, he **wasn't used to driving** on the left-hand side of the road. But after a while, in which he was practising his driving (**getting used to driving** on the left), he ended up being familiar with it. See these other examples:
 * Used to do vs used to doing **
 * // It took him a while until he **was used to driving** on the left-hand side of the road. //
 * // I **am used to getting up** at six o'clock in the morning. //
 * // We live near the airport, so we **are used to the noise of planes**. //
 * // John lived in Mexico, so he **is used to very hot food**. //
 * // It took him a while until he **was used to driving** on the left-hand side of the road //.
 * // She **grew used to** him **staying up** late at night and working. //
 * // The gorilla eventually **became used to its new cage**. //

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