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Exercices avec “Used to” – Habitudes dans le passé

Ces exercices portent sur l’usage de used to pour parler des habitudes passées.

“Used to” pour les habitudes et les états passés

Utilisez “used to” pour parler de choses qui se produisaient régulièrement dans le passé mais qui ne se produisent plus maintenant.

Structure : Subject + used to + base verb

Examples :

• I used to play football every weekend. (I played in the past, but not now.)

• She used to live in New York. (She lived there before, but not anymore.)

• They used to eat a lot of fast food. (Now they don’t.)

Tip : “Used to” s’emploie uniquement pour le passé — pour le présent, utilisez “usually”.

• Incorrect: I use to wake up early.

• Correct: I usually wake up early.

“Be used to” pour la familiarité

Utilisez “be used to” pour parler de choses auxquelles vous êtes habitué(e).

Structure : Subject + be (am/is/are/was/were) + used to + noun/gerund (-ing form)

Examples :

• I am used to cold weather. (Cold weather is normal for me.)

• She is used to waking up early. (She doesn’t find it difficult.)

• They were used to spicy food before moving. (They were comfortable with it.)

Tip : “Be used to” s’emploie pour des choses qui paraissent normales ou familières.

• Incorrect: I used to wake up early. (This means I did in the past, but not now.)

• Correct: I am used to waking up early. (This means it’s easy for me.)

“Get used to” pour de nouvelles habitudes

Utilisez “get used to” lorsque vous devenez à l’aise avec quelque chose de nouveau.

Structure : Subject + get used to + noun/gerund (-ing form)

Examples :

• I am getting used to my new job. (It is still new, but I am adjusting.)

• She got used to waking up early. (At first, it was hard, but now it’s normal.)

• They will get used to living in a big city. (They are adjusting.)

Tip : “Get used to” s’emploie pour quelque chose de nouveau qui devient normal.

• Incorrect: I get used to wake up early.

• Correct: I get used to waking up early.

Comparer “Used to” et “Would” pour les habitudes passées

Les deux, “used to” et “would”, décrivent des actions répétées dans le passé.

Différences clés

Correct: I used to live in France.
Incorrect: I would live in France. (Incorrect – "live" is a state)

Correct: She used to have long hair.
Incorrect: She would have long hair. (Incorrect – "have" is a state)

Correct: When I was a child, I used to play outside.
Correct: When I was a child, I would play outside. (Both correct)

Tip :

• Utilisez “used to” pour les habitudes et les états passés.

• Utilisez “would” uniquement pour des actions répétées dans le passé.

Rappelez-vous ces règles clés :

• “Used to” → past habits/actions

• “Be used to” → familiar things

• “Get used to” → new habits

• “Would” → past repeated actions (but NOT states)

Example Sentences with “Used to” Forms

1. Used to (past habit)

• I used to ride my bike to school.

• She used to eat a lot of chocolate.

2. Be used to (familiarity)

• He is used to driving in traffic.

• We are used to cold weather.

3. Get used to (new habit)

• I am getting used to speaking English.

• She got used to living in a small town.

4. Would (past repeated action)

• When we were kids, we would go fishing every summer.

• My grandmother would tell us bedtime stories every night.