Used to, Would, Be used to and

Get used to
Used to and would
• Used to and would are both use to describe
something that happened regularly in the past
but doesn't happen any longer.
• Used to – state and repeated actions
• Would – repeated actions
• Examples:
I used to smoke, but I quit last year. 
Whenever I craved a cigarette, I would chew gum
instead. 
Differences between used to and would
• The first difference is that would should not be used unless it has
already been established that the time frame is in the past,
while used to does not require this. 
 I used to watch cartoons every Saturday morning when I was
very little. Now I rarely watch TV.
• However, when used to is replaced with would, the same
example becomes ungrammatical: 
 *I would watch cartoons every Saturday morning when I was
very little. Now I rarely watch TV.
• But if the past time frame is established before would appears, it
sounds fine:
 When I was little, I would get up and watch cartoons every
Saturday morning. Now I rarely watch TV.
• The second difference between used to and would is
that would is not used with stative verbs such as love, be,
understand, and feel.
• Examples:
 When I was a student, I used to love sleeping late on the
weekends. (natural and grammatical)
 *When I was a student, I would love sleeping late on
weekends. (awkward and ungrammatical)
• To summarize, the use of would is more restricted than that
of used to. Therefore, if you aren't sure which one to use, it's
best to choose used to. 
Negative and question form
• The negative of used to is didn’t use.
• Examples:
 It didn’t use to be so crowded in the shops as it is nowadays.
 I didn’t use to play football before.
 I didn’t use to like fruits, now I do.
• Question form
• The most common form of question is auxiliary did + use to
 Did you use to live in London?
 I think we met once, a couple of years ago. Did you use to work
with Kevin Harris?
Be used to and Get used to - ing
• Be used to – to talk about actions or states that are usual or
familiar. Be used to + verb + -ing or noun
• Examples:
 I’ve lived here for ten years now so I’m used to driving in the
city.
 He’s not used to working at night so he sometimes falls
asleep.
 Are you used to the climate?
 I wasn’t used to working such long hours when I started my
new job.
 She's used to the city now and doesn't get lost any more.
• Get used to – to talk about actions or states that are becoming
familiar to us. Get used to + verb + -ing or noun
• Examples:
 I'm finding this new job hard but I'm sure I'll get used to it
soon.
 It took my mother years to get used to living in London after
moving from Pakistan.
 I'm getting used to the noise now. I found it really stressful
when I first moved in.
• Be used to and get used to are followed by a noun, pronoun or
the -ing form of a verb, and can be used about the past, present
or future.