Transcript Be used to

UNIT
4
Used to
The Shady Past of a
Butterfly
The Secret Life of a
Butterfly 1
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letused
me tell
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am…I
Madame
ayou
caterpillar!
……
Butterfly
Hello!
… and I am
…I used to
beautiful!
look very
different!
The Secret Life of a
Butterfly 2
I used to
live on
plants
…
The
gardener
was not happy
with me!
… and I used to eat
sweet, young, green
leaves. Mmmmm.
I used to
get into
trouble for
it too.
The Secret Life of a
Butterfly 3
He used to come
running after me to
catch me.
But I used to hide
under leaves where
he could not see
me.
That used to drive
him crazy. And I used
to love that too.
Used to 1
Use used to + base form of the verb to talk about past
habits or past situations that no longer exist in the present.
I used to be a caterpillar!
base form
Be Careful!
Used to always refers to the past. There is no present
form.
base form
I used to eat green
leaves.
I don’t eat leaves
today. I drink the
nectar of flowers!
Used to 2
Use used to in sentences that contrast the past and the
present. Time expressions such as now, no longer, or not
anymore emphasize the contrast.
I used to hide from the
gardener, but I don’t
do that anymore.
Now, I fly right around
his face, and he
doesn’t scream at me
any longer.
Practice 1
Write about three things you used
to do. Add sentences in the
present using now, no longer, or
not anymore.
Example:
The gardener used to scream
when he saw caterpillars.
Now, he doesn’t scream at the
beautiful butterflies.
Negative with Used to
Form the negative with didn’t + use to or never +
used to + base form.
base form
I didn’t use to be so
beautiful!
Madame Butterfly didn’t
us to have wings.
used
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No –d with did !!
Questions with Used to
Form questions with did + use to + base form.
base form
Did the gardener use to try
to catch you?
us to look different?
Did you used
e
No –d with did !!
Practice 2
Look at the sentences with used to.
Form questions and negative
statements for each sentence.
Example: The gardener used to love the caterpillar.
Did the gardener use to love the caterpillar?
The gardener didn’t use to love the caterpillar.
Did the
butterflyused
use totolook
1. The
butterfly
be different?
ugly.
The butterfly didn’t use to look different.
Did the
caterpillarused
use toto
drink
thethe
nectar
of flowers?
caterpillar
drink
nectar
of flowers.
2. The
The caterpillar didn’t use to drink the nectar of flowers.
gardener
leave
caterpillar
alone.
3. The
Did the
gardenerused
use totoleave
thethe
caterpillar
alone?
The gardener didn’t use to leave the caterpillar alone.
4. Madame
Butterfly
live
a house.
Did Madame
Butterflyused
use toto
live
in ainhouse?
Madame Butterfly didn’t use to live in a house.
Be Used to & Get Used to
MyToday
friend
and
life
isI are
And
I quickly
got
used
to
getting
very
different.
used
to drinking
lots of
the nectar of
compliments.
beautiful
I am used
to
people flowers.
loving me.
Life is good
when you
are beautiful!
Be Careful!
Do not confuse used to + base form of the verb with be
used to or get used to.
We used to eat green leaves.
Form of be
We are used to eating the nectar of
flowers.
Form of get
We got used to eating leaves and
flowers.
Be Careful!
Be used to means be accustomed to. Get used to means get
accustomed to.
I am used to people loving me.
She got used to getting lots of
compliments.