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Use: be used to (adjective)

Tuesday, December 19, 2017 by Eva Easton 2 Comments

be used to
/bi–yuw–stə
/

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/be-used-to-be-used-to.mp3


be familiar with something so that
it seems normal or usual; be accustomed to

be (in any tense) + used to + noun, pronoun or gerund

He grew up in a small farm town.
As a child, he was used to small town life.

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/be-used-to-INTRO.mp3

 


He was used to
/hiy–wəz–ˈyuw–stə/

He was used to a slower pace of life.
He was used to Main Street with very little traffic.

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/be-used-to-Main-Street-02.mp3

 

He was used to
/hiy–wəz-ˈyuw-stə/

He was used to watching tractor parades down Main Street.
Tractor parades are common in small farm towns in the U.S.
I’ve seen them myself.

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/be-used-to-tractor.mp3

 

He was used to
/hiy–wəz–ˈyuw–stə/

He was used to living in a house with a yard…green grass.
Most people in town lived in a house with a yard.

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/be-used-to-yard.mp3

 

He was used to
/hiy–wəz–ˈyuw–stə/

He was used to walking to school.

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/be-used-to-walk-to-school.mp3

 


He was used to
/hiy–wəz-ˈyuw–stə/

He was used to
red barns…farmland…open spaces.

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/be-used-to-red-barns.mp3

 

He’s not used to
/hiyz-ˈnɑt-ˈyuw–stə/

Then he moved to New York…a big change.
He’s not used to living in a big city.

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/be-used-to-MOVE.mp3

 

He’s not used to
/hiyz-ˈnɑt-ˈyuw–stə/

He’s not used to living in a tiny apartment.

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/be-used-to-apartment.mp3

 

He’s not used to
/hiyz–ˈnɑt–ˈyuw–stə/

He is not used to so much traffic….non-stop noise.

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/be-used-to-traffic.mp3

 

He’s not used to
/hiyz–ˈnɑt-ˈyuw–stə/

He’s not used to subway cars packed with people.

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/be-used-to-subway.mp3

 

He’s not used to
/hiyz–ˈnɑt–ˈyuw–stə/

He’s not used to crowds of people everywhere.

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/be-used-to-crowds.mp3

 

He’s only been in New York a short time.
In our next lesson, we’ll see how he’s doing.

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/be-used-to-next-lesson.mp3

Related Lessons:

  • Part 1:  used to:  past tense verb
  • Part 2:  use:  regular verb
  • Part 3:  use:  noun
  • Part 4:  be used to:  adjective
  • Part 5:  get used to:  adjective
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  1. Irene Medina Moran says

    Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 10:39 pm

    For my is excellent because I don´t pronounce very well.

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  2. Eva Easton says

    Friday, October 11, 2019 at 4:04 am

    Thank you. I’m glad my work is useful to you.

    Eva

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