Saturday, March 17, 2012

Use of "used to"

 Structure: Subject + (am/is/are/was/were)+used to+noun.
The sentences mentioned below mean a  HABIT of a person

Nosheen is used to this weather.( here she is habituated to this weather )
They are used to tea.
I am used to novel.
The student are not used to study.

Structure: Subject + (am/is/are/was/were)+used to+ verb+ing+ extension
The sentences mentioned below also mean a  HABIT of a person.

I'm used to watching TV.
He is used to sleeping at day.
Nosheen is used to talking to her patients.

Note:  The structure explained above must take verb+ing after used to.

Structure: Subject+used to+verb+extension.
The sentences having this structure mean that someone has had a habit or someone would do a particular activities before.

I used to play cricket when I was 16.(now I'm 25, I don't play cricket anymore but I had played when I was 16 years old ).
Did Abby use to go to gym.
Mubin didn't use to go home by bus. 
Maggi didn't use to waste her time when she was in University. 

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Gonna Wanna Gotta

Gonna, Wanna, Gotta.................
When we watch movie or speak with the native speaker, we very often listen the words gonna,wanna and gotta. So what do these words mean let's know............

1. Gonna = going to (it is the short form of "going to")
As for example,
I'm gonna do it.(I'm going to do it.)
Brigita is gonna see the doctor. (Brigita is going to see the doctor.)

2. Wanna = want to (it is the short form of "want to")
Example:
Rifat wanna be a teacher.(Rifat wants to be a teacher.)
do you wanna have your dinner now.(do you want to have your dinner now)

3. Gotta = got to ( (it is the short form of "got to")
Example:
I've gotta go to office now. (I have got to go to office now)
You've gotta be kidding me. (you've got to be kidding me)

Note: we had better not to use this form in writing. we should use it in speaking.