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Grammar explanation of some special constructions:
- Be used to / used to / get used to
- Expressing preferences
- Expressing advice
- Be used to / used to / get used to
- Expressing preferences
- Expressing advice
This is the last grammar
topic of the year. 00:00:00
topic of the year. 00:00:00
It's about some special
structures in the language. 00:00:04
structures in the language. 00:00:04
The first one is about be, get, used to.
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Okay?
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Have a look at these
pictures and examples. 00:00:15
pictures and examples. 00:00:15
I used to exercise, but I'm fine now.
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What does this mean?
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Well, it means that you already know
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that in the past that person
used to do exercise. 00:00:28
used to do exercise. 00:00:28
There was a routine
that no longer happens. 00:00:33
that no longer happens. 00:00:33
We
use used to plus bare infinitive to talk 00:00:37
use used to plus bare infinitive to talk 00:00:37
about things that happened in the past
but no longer happen in the present. 00:00:42
but no longer happen in the present. 00:00:42
However, in the example below,
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we have this guy saying,
I'm used to working out every day. 00:00:52
I'm used to working out every day. 00:00:52
So what does that mean?
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For that person, this is
a routine now in the present. 00:00:59
a routine now in the present. 00:00:59
Then we have another guy saying,
I used to live in the city. 00:01:05
I used to live in the city. 00:01:05
Now I'm getting used
to living in the countryside. 00:01:10
to living in the countryside. 00:01:10
And we see two pictures,
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one of Madrid in the past and one
of a village in the present. 00:01:15
of a village in the present. 00:01:15
So again, this person is saying that he
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had the routine or the habit
of living in the city. 00:01:23
of living in the city. 00:01:23
That's why he's using used
to plus bare infinitive. 00:01:28
to plus bare infinitive. 00:01:28
And in the other example,
it's probably a new change. 00:01:32
it's probably a new change. 00:01:32
It's something that is
becoming normal for him. 00:01:36
becoming normal for him. 00:01:36
That's why he says, I'm getting used to
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living in the countryside
instead of saying just be used to. 00:01:44
instead of saying just be used to. 00:01:44
Okay?
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So to sum up, we have three
different constructions. 00:01:49
different constructions. 00:01:49
The first one is used
to plus bare infinitive. 00:01:54
to plus bare infinitive. 00:01:54
And we use it when we want to say
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that something happened
in the past but no longer happens 00:02:01
in the past but no longer happens 00:02:01
in the present, such as I used to live
in the city, or I used to go to school. 00:02:05
in the city, or I used to go to school. 00:02:05
You could even say that now.
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The second construction,
be used to plus noun phrase or gerund 00:02:13
be used to plus noun phrase or gerund 00:02:13
is used to say that something is normal,
not unusual, such as I'm used to working 00:02:19
not unusual, such as I'm used to working 00:02:19
out every day, or now you could
say I'm used to learning online. 00:02:25
say I'm used to learning online. 00:02:25
And the third construction is
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get used to plus noun phrase or gerund
say that something is in the process 00:02:36
say that something is in the process 00:02:36
of becoming normal, such as I'm getting
used to living in the countryside. 00:02:43
used to living in the countryside. 00:02:43
Okay?
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So these are the three
constructions with used to. 00:02:51
constructions with used to. 00:02:51
The second construction we're going to
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talk about is
related to expressing preferences. 00:03:01
related to expressing preferences. 00:03:01
And we have two different ways.
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The first one is with would rather,
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and we can say would rather plus
bare infinitive, plus than, 00:03:12
bare infinitive, plus than, 00:03:12
plus base form, or bare infinitive plus
than plus base form or bare infinite. 00:03:14
than plus base form or bare infinite. 00:03:14
Bare infinite and base form
are the same thing. 00:03:20
are the same thing. 00:03:20
So, for example, I'd rather teach
my students than work in an office. 00:03:24
my students than work in an office. 00:03:24
Or if you want to talk about two different
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people at the same time, would rather
plus subject plus past simple. 00:03:34
plus subject plus past simple. 00:03:34
I'd rather my students
didn't use translators. 00:03:40
didn't use translators. 00:03:40
Be careful with this.
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If you want to talk about a second person,
you need to use past simple. 00:03:46
you need to use past simple. 00:03:46
The other construction is with the verb
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prefer, and you can say prefer plus noun
or gerund plus two, plus noun or gerund. 00:03:54
or gerund plus two, plus noun or gerund. 00:03:54
So I prefer basketball to football,
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or I prefer playing basketball
to playing football. 00:04:04
to playing football. 00:04:04
There is another option which is would
prefer or just prefer plus to-infinitive. 00:04:10
prefer or just prefer plus to-infinitive. 00:04:10
For example, I would prefer
to travel by plane this time. 00:04:16
to travel by plane this time. 00:04:16
Prefer plus to-infinitive, is usually used
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when we want to talk about
a specific occasion. 00:04:23
a specific occasion. 00:04:23
Okay?
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Like, today I prefer to travel by train,
but in general I prefer traveling by bus. 00:04:28
but in general I prefer traveling by bus. 00:04:28
Okay?
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So when you want to talk about a general
preference, you use Prefer plus gerund. 00:04:38
preference, you use Prefer plus gerund. 00:04:38
And when you want to talk about
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a preference on a specific occasion,
you use Prefer plus to-infinitive 00:04:45
you use Prefer plus to-infinitive 00:04:45
the third construction
is to express advice. 00:04:52
is to express advice. 00:04:52
Okay?
And it's the construction with had better, 00:04:57
And it's the construction with had better, 00:04:57
had better plus bare infinitive to express
advice in a more informal way. 00:05:01
advice in a more informal way. 00:05:01
So it's very similar to should
but a little bit more informal. 00:05:07
but a little bit more informal. 00:05:07
So you'd better get here on time.
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You should get here on time.
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You'd better get here on time.
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The last construction we're going to talk
about is used to express emphasis. 00:05:24
about is used to express emphasis. 00:05:24
The first one is it's time
for plus object plus to-infinitive. 00:05:30
for plus object plus to-infinitive. 00:05:30
And we use it to say that the time
has come to do something. 00:05:36
has come to do something. 00:05:36
For example, it's time
for you to come home. 00:05:40
for you to come home. 00:05:40
It's time for you to do this.
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It's the moment for you to do this.
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It's time for you to come home.
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And the other construction,
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it's high or about time
plus subject plus past simple. 00:05:56
plus subject plus past simple. 00:05:56
In this case,
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this construction is used to emphasize or
to complain that something should be done. 00:06:05
to complain that something should be done. 00:06:05
Okay?
So it's about time you came home. 00:06:14
So it's about time you came home. 00:06:14
Okay?
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This person here is somehow complaining
about something that should have happened. 00:06:18
about something that should have happened. 00:06:18
Okay?
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- Autor/es:
- Daniel Canalejas Nieto
- Subido por:
- Daniel C.
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- Fecha:
- 17 de junio de 2023 - 16:47
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