used to

habitué à

Qui connaît quelque chose par expérience et ne le trouve plus étrange ou difficile.

En anglais simple : If you are familiar with something through experience, it no longer feels strange or difficult.

• I am used to the cold.
• She is used to getting up early.
• Have you got used to your new job?

Comment l'utiliser : be used to + noun (I am used to the noise.); be used to + -ing (She is used to working late.); get used to + noun/-ing (You will get used to living here.)

Synonymes : accustomed to, familiar with

Contraires : unaccustomed to

Expressions courantes : be used to something, get used to something, used to working

avoir l’habitude de

Devant un verbe, indique une action habituelle dans le passé qui ne se produit peut-être plus.

En anglais simple : Used before a verb for something that happened regularly in the past, but may no longer happen.

• I used to swim every day.
• We used to visit our grandparents each summer.
• Did you use to play football at school?

Comment l'utiliser : used to + base verb (We used to play outside every day.); did not use to + base verb (I did not use to drink coffee.); did + subject + use to + base verb (Did you use to walk to school?)

Synonymes : would

Expressions courantes : used to play, used to walk, used to visit

avoir l’habitude de

Devant un verbe, indique une action habituelle dans le passé qui ne se produit plus aujourd’hui.

En anglais simple : Used before a verb for something that happened regularly in the past but does not happen now.

• We used to walk to school.
• My father used to read to me every night.
• Did she use to work here?

Comment l'utiliser : used to + base verb (They used to visit us every Sunday.); did not use to + base verb (She did not use to eat meat.); did + subject + use to + base verb (Did you use to ride a bike to school?)

Synonymes : would

Expressions courantes : used to play, used to walk, used to visit

être autrefois

Devant un verbe, indique une situation qui était vraie autrefois mais ne l’est plus.

En anglais simple : Used before a verb for a situation that was true in the past but is no longer true.

• This used to be a school.
• They used to live next door to us.
• Did your family use to own this house?

Comment l'utiliser : used to + base verb (There used to be a shop here.); did not use to + base verb (This street did not use to be busy.); did + subject + use to + base verb (Did you use to live nearby?)

Expressions courantes : used to be, used to have, used to live

être habitué à, s’habituer à

Avoir vécu quelque chose assez souvent pour le trouver normal, sans surprise ni difficulté.

En anglais simple : If you have experienced something often, it feels normal and is no longer surprising or difficult.

• We are used to the noise.
• I got used to waking up early.
• Are you used to working with children?

Comment l'utiliser : be used to + noun (He is used to the cold.); be used to + -ing (I am used to driving on the left.); get used to + noun/-ing (She got used to living alone.)

Synonymes : be accustomed to

Expressions courantes : be used to something, get used to something, used to driving