used to / be used to

 　　1．used to可看作一个半助动词或情态动词，其后跟动词原形，表示过去的习惯或经常发生的动作，例如：

　　When he was a child, he used to ask lots of questions.

　　I want to know the places (that/which) he used to go to.

　　否定式为：used not to(书面语), use(d)n’t to(口语), didn’t use to(口语)

　　疑问式为：Used sb to …?(书面语), Did sb use to …?(口语)

　　反意疑问句式为：use(d)n’t sb? (书面语) didn’t sb? (口语)

　　2．be used to = get used to 都是一个固定的结构，意思为：习惯于某事或做某事的意思，to为介词，后接名词或动名词，不能跟动词原形，例如：

　　We are used to the weather in the south of China.

　　They have got used to getting up early in the morning.

　　be used to的各种形式变化如下：

　　疑问式为：Be(具体形式) sb ….? 否定式为：sb be(具体形式) not …

　　反意疑问式为：be(具体形式) not sb? （be作为系动词看待）

　　get used to的各种形式变化如下：

　　疑问式为：Do/Does/Did sb get …? 否定式为：sb does/do/did not get …

　　反意疑问式为：do/does/did not sb? （get作为行为动词看待）

　　3．be used to + Verb或as/for接名词，表示某东西被用来作某事或当什么东西来使用，是一个被动语态的结构，例如：

　　This knife is usually used to cut fruit.

　　This magazine was used as a fan last night because of the hot weather.

　　Blooms¹ are used for cleaning the floor when we do general cleaning.

　　由于be为助动词，因此它的疑问式、否定式及反意疑问式则按一般规则进行变化。

　　注意used to与would的区别：

　　(1)．used to重在表示与现在的对比，含“过去曾经/一度，现在未必”之意；would重在叙述过去的情况，没有上述含义。如可以说：

　　He used to get up early, but not now. 但不说：He would get up early, but …

　　(2)．used to可以表示过去习惯或经常的状态；would不能，它只能表示过去的一个经常重复的动作，如可以说：

　　There used to be a temple nearby. 但不能说：There would be …

　　(3)．used to较正规、普通，多用于口语；would不太正规、多用于书面语。

　　(4)．两者都不能用于表示某事发生的具体次数。但would可表示过去有时或偶尔发生的动作，因而可与sometimes, now and then, from time to time等时间状语连用，例如：

　　He would sit there for hours sometimes, doing nothing at all.

　　补充练习：用used to, be/get used to填空：

　　1．I am surprised to see you smoking²; you didn’t _______________ .

　　2．There ________________ be a station here, didn’t there?

　　3．He ______________ living in the country.

　　4．This book _____________________ be very popular.

　　5．It _________ not ___________ be so cold in winter in former years.

　　6．I _______________ these cigarettes now that I can’t enjoy any others.

　　7．People ____________________ think that the earth was flat.

　　8．__________ you ______________ swim every day when you were children?

　　9．It’s hard to understand him if you _________ not _____________ their accent.

　　10． He __________ not ___________ being treated like that.

　　11． Dictionary can’t ___________________ to learn English well in class but __________________ a tool to help you with your English.

　　12． Recorders ________________ for playing tapes in the English class now.

　　Key: 1. use to 2. used to 3. (has) got/is/was used to 4. used to 5. used, to/did, use to 6. am used to/ have been/got used to 7. used to 8. Used, to/Did, use to 9. are, used to/do, get used to

　　10. is, used t/does, get used to 11. be used, (can be used) as 12. are used （有的答案不止一个）

1 blooms   

n.（常指供观赏的）花( bloom的名词复数 )；最佳时期；茂盛时期；健康有精神的面貌

参考例句：

• the exotic blooms of the orchid 奇异的兰花
• This plant blooms between May and June. 这种植物在5月至6月间开花。 来自辞典例句

2 smoking   

n.吸烟，抽烟；冒烟

参考例句：

• He was wise to give up smoking.他戒烟是明智的。
• He has decided to cut out smoking and drinking.他已决心戒烟、戒酒。