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- Hello, this is Jack from tofluency.com.
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Now can you understand this?
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I used to use this to make my videos,
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but now I use this.
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It took me a while to get used to using it,
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but now I am completely used to it.
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How was that?
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Was it quite difficult because in this English lesson,
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you're going to learn the difference between I used to do
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versus I am used to doing, versus get used to doing.
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So let's get started with that first sentence.
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I said I used to use this to record my videos.
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So this is the webcam that I used in the past,
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that's the key.
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I used to use signifies that this happened in the past
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and that it is no longer true.
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Here are some more examples.
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I used to teach one-to-one lessons.
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In the past, I gave one-to-one lessons on Skype.
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I don't do this anymore, that's why I say
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I used to teach one-to-one lessons.
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I used to live in Spain, I used to live in Spain.
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I lived in Bilbao and Valencia.
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I don't live there anymore.
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This is true in the past, but not true now.
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I used to go to football practice every Saturday morning.
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Again, this is true in the past, it is not true now.
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I used to go to football practice every Saturday morning.
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Now for past habits, we can also use would.
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For example, I would go to football practice
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every Saturday morning.
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My dad would take me and then we would come home,
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have some chicken and chips, and then we would go
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to the football match.
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If you have seen any of our conversations,
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then you'll know that we use this a lot.
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We especially use it when we're talking about fond memories
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in the past, but you can't say I would live in Spain
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when talking about the past because it's only used
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for past habits, not for past states.
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So I used to use this to record my videos,
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but now I use this.
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And I said it took me some time to get used to using it.
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It took me some time to get used to using it.
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So you'll notice that after used to, we use
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the gerent here, get used to doing something.
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Get used to playing, get used to singing,
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get used to making videos, et cetera.
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In this case, it took me some time to get used to using it.
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We can also say it took me some time to get used to it,
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but I wanted to highlight the fact
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that we used the gerent here.
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To get used to something or to get used to doing something
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means that you become accustomed to it,
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that it is no longer strange or difficult to do.
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So in my case, it took me some time to get used
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to using this new camera.
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It took me some time for it to be normal for me,
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to be accustomed to using it.
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Another example is this.
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It was strange at first, but I soon got used to driving
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on the right side of the road, or the wrong side.
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But I soon got used to driving on the right side
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of the road because in the UK, people drive on the left.
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In America, people drive on the right.
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It was strange at first, but I soon got used to it.
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Another example is sometimes when I meet new people
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in America, they don't understand me at first,
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but they soon get used to my accent,
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they soon get used to my accent.
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The last thing I said was I am used to using it,
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I am used to using it.
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And when we use I am used to using it,
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this signifies our state now, this signifies
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what is true now.
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It's not talking about any change, that is get,
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but it's just talking about what is true now.
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Another example is this, I'm not used to speaking
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in front of this many people.
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I'm not used to speaking in front of this many people.
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You might hear somebody say this at a wedding
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if they have to give a speech, and it just means
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that they don't have experience with this,
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that this isn't familiar to them.
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I'm not used to speaking in front of this many people.
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Okay, so look at these three sentences.
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I used to get up early.
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I'm used to getting up early.
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I need to get used to getting up early.
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Do you now know the difference between these sentences?
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The first one is talking about something that was true
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in the past, but it's not true now.
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I used to get up early, but I don't anymore.
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The second one is talking about what is familiar to you now.
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I'm used to getting up early,
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I'm used to getting up early.
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This is normal to me, it's fine now.
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There is no problem with this.
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And the third one, I need to get used to getting up early
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is similar to number two, but it focuses on the change.
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At the moment, it's horrible.
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It's a terrible thing, but I need to get used to it,
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I need to get used to getting up early.
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What I want you to do now is two things.
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Firstly, leave a comment below and use used to
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in the past and also, be used to doing.
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So think about some examples that are relevant to your life.
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Secondly, I have created a quiz for you,
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a test that will help you understand this difference.
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So just click the link at the end of this video
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and there will be 10 questions for you to answer
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and I think at the end of that quiz, you'll have a really
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good understanding of this.
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And also, feel free to watch this video again
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and if you have enjoyed it,
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then please share it with your friends.
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Thank you so much for being here and I'll see you
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in the next lesson.
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(upbeat music)