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They are not.\u003C\u002Fp>","paragraph",{"id":73,"html":74,"type":75},"b2","\u003Cp>I \u003Cstrong>used to\u003C\u002Fstrong> live in Ankara.\nEvery summer we \u003Cstrong>would\u003C\u002Fstrong> drive to the coast.\nI \u003Cstrong>am used to\u003C\u002Fstrong> driving on the left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n","quote",{"id":77,"html":78,"type":71},"b3","\u003Cp>The first two are past habits. The third is about being accustomed to something, and it can be past, present or future. The trap is the word \u003Cem>used\u003C\u002Fem>, which is doing a different job in each.\u003C\u002Fp>",{"id":80,"html":81,"text":82,"type":83,"level":31},"b4","1. \u003Ccode>used to + infinitive\u003C\u002Fcode> — a past habit or state that has stopped","1. used to + infinitive — a past habit or state that has stopped","heading",{"id":85,"html":86,"type":75},"b5","\u003Cp>I \u003Cstrong>used to smoke\u003C\u002Fstrong>. (I don't now.)\nThere \u003Cstrong>used to be\u003C\u002Fstrong> a cinema here. (There isn't now.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"id":88,"html":89,"type":71},"b6","\u003Cp>The "and not any more" is built in. That is the whole point of the structure — you are marking a contrast with now.\u003C\u002Fp>",{"id":91,"html":92,"type":71},"b7","\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Negative and question:\u003C\u002Fstrong> \u003Cem>didn't use to\u003C\u002Fem>, \u003Cem>did you use to\u003C\u002Fem>. The \u003Cem>d\u003C\u002Fem> moves to \u003Cem>did\u003C\u002Fem> and disappears from \u003Cem>use\u003C\u002Fem>.\u003C\u002Fp>",{"id":94,"html":95,"type":75},"b8","\u003Cp>I \u003Cstrong>didn't use to\u003C\u002Fstrong> like olives.\n\u003Cstrong>Did\u003C\u002Fstrong> you \u003Cstrong>use to\u003C\u002Fstrong> play an instrument?\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"id":97,"html":98,"text":99,"type":83,"level":31},"b9","2. \u003Ccode>would + infinitive\u003C\u002Fcode> — a past habit, but only an action","2. would + infinitive — a past habit, but only an action",{"id":101,"html":102,"type":75},"b10","\u003Cp>On Fridays my grandfather \u003Cstrong>would take\u003C\u002Fstrong> me to the market.\nShe \u003Cstrong>would always arrive\u003C\u002Fstrong> twenty minutes early.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"id":104,"html":105,"type":71},"b11","\u003Cp>\u003Ccode>would\u003C\u002Fcode> is warmer — it belongs to storytelling and reminiscence. But it has a hard restriction:\u003C\u002Fp>",{"id":107,"html":108,"type":71},"b12","\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>\u003Ccode>would\u003C\u002Fcode> cannot describe a state.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Only repeated actions.\u003C\u002Fp>",{"id":110,"html":111,"type":75},"b13","\u003Cp>✅ We \u003Cstrong>used to have\u003C\u002Fstrong> a dog. ❌ We \u003Cstrong>would have\u003C\u002Fstrong> a dog.\n✅ I \u003Cstrong>used to be\u003C\u002Fstrong> afraid of dogs. ❌ I \u003Cstrong>would be\u003C\u002Fstrong> afraid of dogs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"id":113,"html":114,"type":71},"b14","\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Have, be, know, like, own, believe\u003C\u002Fem> are states. With those, only \u003Ccode>used to\u003C\u002Fcode> works. This single restriction is what most B1 errors come down to.\u003C\u002Fp>",{"id":116,"html":117,"type":71},"b15","\u003Cp>Because of that, a story usually opens with \u003Ccode>used to\u003C\u002Fcode> to set the scene and continues with \u003Ccode>would\u003C\u002Fcode>:\u003C\u002Fp>",{"id":119,"html":120,"type":75},"b16","\u003Cp>We \u003Cstrong>used to live\u003C\u002Fstrong> by the sea. Every morning my father \u003Cstrong>would swim\u003C\u002Fstrong> before work, and we \u003Cstrong>would walk\u003C\u002Fstrong> down to meet him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"id":122,"html":123,"text":124,"type":83,"level":31},"b17","3. \u003Ccode>be used to + noun \u002F -ing\u003C\u002Fcode> — accustomed to","3. be used to + noun \u002F -ing — accustomed to",{"id":126,"html":127,"type":71},"b18","\u003Cp>This is a completely different structure: the verb is \u003Cstrong>be\u003C\u002Fstrong>, and \u003Cem>used to\u003C\u002Fem> means "familiar with".\u003C\u002Fp>",{"id":129,"html":130,"type":75},"b19","\u003Cp>I \u003Cstrong>am used to\u003C\u002Fstrong> the noise.\nShe \u003Cstrong>isn't used to\u003C\u002Fstrong> working nights.\nYou'll \u003Cstrong>get used to\u003C\u002Fstrong> it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"id":132,"html":133,"type":71},"b20","\u003Cp>Two things to hold on to:\u003C\u002Fp>",{"id":135,"type":136,"items":137,"ordered":18},"b21","list",[138,139],"It takes a \u003Cstrong>noun or -ing\u003C\u002Fstrong>, never a bare infinitive. \u003Cem>I'm used to get up early\u003C\u002Fem> ✗ → \u003Cem>I'm used to \u003Cstrong>getting\u003C\u002Fstrong> up early\u003C\u002Fem> ✓.","It \u003Cstrong>changes tense\u003C\u002Fstrong>, because \u003Cem>be\u003C\u002Fem> is a real verb: \u003Cem>I was used to\u003C\u002Fem>, \u003Cem>I'll be used to\u003C\u002Fem>, \u003Cem>I've never been used to\u003C\u002Fem>.",{"id":141,"html":142,"type":71},"b22","\u003Cp>\u003Ccode>get used to\u003C\u002Fcode> is the process; \u003Ccode>be used to\u003C\u002Fcode> is the finished state.\u003C\u002Fp>",{"id":144,"html":145,"type":75},"b23","\u003Cp>The first week was hard, but I \u003Cstrong>got used to\u003C\u002Fstrong> it. Now I \u003Cstrong>am used to\u003C\u002Fstrong> it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"id":147,"html":148,"text":148,"type":83,"level":31},"b24","The test that settles it",{"id":150,"html":151,"type":71},"b25","\u003Cp>Ask: \u003Cstrong>is this about the past, or about being accustomed?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>",{"id":153,"head":154,"rows":157,"type":173},"b26",[155,156],"Sentence","Which",[158,161,164,167,170],[159,160],"I ___ live in Madrid. 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You mean \u003Cem>I used to smoke\u003C\u002Fem>.\u003C\u002Fp>",{"id":181,"html":182,"type":71},"b29","\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>\u003Ccode>I would have a bike when I was young\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Fstrong> — state verb. \u003Cem>I used to have a bike.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>",{"id":184,"html":185,"type":71},"b30","\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>\u003Ccode>I didn't used to\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Fstrong> — the past is already in \u003Cem>did\u003C\u002Fem>. \u003Cem>I didn't use to.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>","\nThese three look like a family. They are not.\n\n> I **used to** live in Ankara.\n> Every summer we **would** drive to the coast.\n> I **am used to** driving on the left.\n\nThe first two are past habits. The third is about being accustomed to something, and it can be past, present or future. The trap is the word *used*, which is doing a different job in each.\n\n## 1. `used to + infinitive` — a past habit or state that has stopped\n\n> I **used to smoke**. (I don't now.)\n> There **used to be** a cinema here. (There isn't now.)\n\nThe \"and not any more\" is built in. That is the whole point of the structure — you are marking a contrast with now.\n\n**Negative and question:** *didn't use to*, *did you use to*. The *d* moves to *did* and disappears from *use*.\n\n> I **didn't use to** like olives.\n> **Did** you **use to** play an instrument?\n\n## 2. `would + infinitive` — a past habit, but only an action\n\n> On Fridays my grandfather **would take** me to the market.\n> She **would always arrive** twenty minutes early.\n\n`would` is warmer — it belongs to storytelling and reminiscence. But it has a hard restriction:\n\n**`would` cannot describe a state.** Only repeated actions.\n\n> ✅ We **used to have** a dog. ❌ We **would have** a dog.\n> ✅ I **used to be** afraid of dogs. ❌ I **would be** afraid of dogs.\n\n*Have, be, know, like, own, believe* are states. With those, only `used to` works. This single restriction is what most B1 errors come down to.\n\nBecause of that, a story usually opens with `used to` to set the scene and continues with `would`:\n\n> We **used to live** by the sea. Every morning my father **would swim** before work, and we **would walk** down to meet him.\n\n## 3. `be used to + noun \u002F -ing` — accustomed to\n\nThis is a completely different structure: the verb is **be**, and *used to* means \"familiar with\".\n\n> I **am used to** the noise.\n> She **isn't used to** working nights.\n> You'll **get used to** it.\n\nTwo things to hold on to:\n\n- It takes a **noun or -ing**, never a bare infinitive. *I'm used to get up early* ✗ → *I'm used to **getting** up early* ✓.\n- It **changes tense**, because *be* is a real verb: *I was used to*, *I'll be used to*, *I've never been used to*.\n\n`get used to` is the process; `be used to` is the finished state.\n\n> The first week was hard, but I **got used to** it. Now I **am used to** it.\n\n## The test that settles it\n\nAsk: **is this about the past, or about being accustomed?**\n\n| Sentence | Which |\n| --- | --- |\n| I ___ live in Madrid. (not now) | used to live |\n| Every winter we ___ go skiing. | would go \u002F used to go |\n| I ___ the cold now. | am used to |\n| He ___ have long hair. | used to have (state — no *would*) |\n| She'll ___ the new system soon. | get used to |\n\n## The mistakes to stop making\n\n**`I am used to smoke`** — this says you're accustomed to a cigarette-like object. 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