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Swiss Jake Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
One difficult sentence with "being used to"
Hello teachers,
I am writing on a paper and have gotten stuck at one sentence:
Performing these exercises teaches me a lot about myself. In this way I have realized, that I have never been used to/am not used to really be working/work/working on something and stick/sticking to one task for a longer amount of time.
How can this sentence be completed correctly? Which is the best form? Is a total rephrasing required?
Thanks ever so much,
Jake
I am writing on a paper and have gotten stuck at one sentence:
Performing these exercises teaches me a lot about myself. In this way I have realized, that I have never been used to/am not used to really be working/work/working on something and stick/sticking to one task for a longer amount of time.
How can this sentence be completed correctly? Which is the best form? Is a total rephrasing required?
Thanks ever so much,
Jake
Top answer
"Be used to" is an idiomatic expression meaning "accustomed to". Based on the text given, my ears didn't feel comfortable "a longer amount of time" and so to word it correctly, it would look something like this: " I have never been really used to working on something and sticking with it.
- "Be used to" is an idiomatic expression meaning "accustomed to".
- Based on the text given, my ears didn't feel comfortable "a longer amount of time" and so to word it correctly, it would look something like this: " I have never been really used to working on something and sticking with it.
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"Be used to" is an idiomatic expression meaning "accustomed to".
Based on the text given, my ears didn't feel comfortable "a longer amount of time" and so to word it correctly, it would look something like this: " I have never been really used to working on something and sticking with it.
Based on the text given, my ears didn't feel comfortable "a longer amount of time" and so to word it correctly, it would look something like this: " I have never been really used to working on something and sticking with it.
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Here's how I might say it. I don't think I'd consider it a total rephrasing, no!
Performing these exercises has taught me a lot about myself. In doing them I have realized that I have never been used to working on a task and sticking to it for a long (period of) time.
As Goodman says, you can also use ... sticking with it ...
CJ
Performing these exercises has taught me a lot about myself. In doing them I have realized that I have never been used to working on a task and sticking to it for a long (period of) time.
As Goodman says, you can also use ... sticking with it ...
CJ
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Goodman"Be used to" is an idiomatic expression meaning "accustomed to".I've learned that with "to" must go infinitive.
Based on the text given, my ears didn't feel comfortable "a longer amount of time" and so to word it correctly, it would look something like this: " I have never been really used to working on something and sticking with it.
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DamirK,
For some of the cases where to is followed by a verb with the -ing ending,
see .
CJ
For some of the cases where to is followed by a verb with the -ing ending,
see .
CJ
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There are certain English patterns where gerunds ("verb+ing" forms) are required.
Here are few examples:
His retirement life is dedicated to helping other elderly in needed.
I am looking forward to spending a week in Hawaii.
I am used to taking the train because I can take a nap or do my work on my computer.
It's very difficult to adpat to thinking
Here are few examples:
His retirement life is dedicated to helping other elderly in needed.
I am looking forward to spending a week in Hawaii.
I am used to taking the train because I can take a nap or do my work on my computer.
It's very difficult to adpat to thinking
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