33 Passato abituale Used to abituarsi acquisita cambiata contrasto didn t imperfetto infinito not use FORMA Forma affermativa: soggetto + used + ....................................... Tony used to walk to school when he was a boy. Forma negativa: soggetto + did + ....................................... + use + infinito (contratta: didn t) Tony didn t use to cycle to school when he was a boy. Forma interrogativa: did + soggetto + ....................................... + infinito Did Tony use to walk to school when he was a boy? Short answers: Yes, pronome personale soggetto + did e No, pronome personale soggetto + ....................................... Yes, he did. No, he didn t. USO Con significato simile a quello dell ....................................... italiano o all espressione ero solito/abituato a , si usa per indicare: un abitudine nel passato ....................................... nel presente We used to go camping when we were students. (adesso non pi ) un ....................................... tra il presente e il passato Dad goes to work by car now but, when he started his job, he used to go by bus. Sono diversi, invece: be used + to + -ing form, che indica un abitudine presente gi ....................................... (essere abituato) Josephine is used to spending her free time in the countryside. get used + to + -ing form, che indica un abitudine in via di acquisizione (.......................................) I have to get used to waking up early in the morning. 33.1 Completa la tabella. Forma affermativa Forma negativa Forma interrogativa soggetto + ............................ + soggetto + ............................ + ............................ ............................ + ............................ + ............................ + + ............................ ............................ + soggetto ............................ Passato abituale 89