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I would like to know what the difference between these two sentences is:
I am used to watching TV
I get used to watching TV
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"I'm used to watching TV." means that you have already got used to it.
"I get used to watching TV." means you haven't completely got used to it. |
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| #3 (permalink) Sun Jul 15, 2007 14:01 pm grammar |
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Thank you for your answer MR Harry Smiith
Unfortunately I couldn't understand it very well. Please can you simplify it or help me in another way
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| #4 (permalink) Sun Jul 15, 2007 14:42 pm difference between get used to be used to |
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Hi, assile
As for me, I dont think there's any difference.
Anyway, I think we should stick to what the native English speakers say, so let's wait for them to answer  |
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| #5 (permalink) Sun Jul 15, 2007 14:47 pm difference between get used to be used to |
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Get used to something describes a process while be used to something is a result. That's why it makes more sense to say I'm getting used to watching TV.
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| #6 (permalink) Sun Jul 15, 2007 14:58 pm difference between get used to be used to |
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| Torsten wrote: |
| Get used to something describes a process while be used to something is a result. That's why it makes more sense to say I'm getting used to watching TV. |
My explanation was just what you say, only in other words.  |
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| #7 (permalink) Sun Jul 15, 2007 15:10 pm difference between get used to be used to |
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Hi Harry
Using the simple present tense (get used to) is not the same as using the present continuous. The use of the simple present tense in Assile's sentence really doesn't make much sense -- the simple present tense would actually suggest multiple complete processes.
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| #8 (permalink) Sun Jul 15, 2007 15:40 pm difference between get used to be used to |
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| Yankee wrote: |
Hi Harry
Using the simple present tense (get used to) is not the same as using the present continuous. The use of the simple present tense in Assile's sentence really doesn't make much sense -- the simple present tense would actually suggest multiple complete processes.
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I think there is no continuous tense there. What do you mean?  |
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| #9 (permalink) Sun Jul 15, 2007 15:47 pm difference between get used to be used to |
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Hi Harry,
I think what Amy means is that the sentence "I get used to watching TV" sounds rather unnatural.
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| #10 (permalink) Sun Jul 15, 2007 16:03 pm difference between get used to be used to |
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Hi Torsten
Yes, you're right.
Hi Harry
My comment was in support of the very valid comment that Torsten had offered in his first post. Torsten pointed out that it would be more logical to use am getting used to (i.e. the present continuous tense) in Assile's sentence, and I agree with that.
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| #11 (permalink) Sun Jul 15, 2007 16:19 pm difference between get used to be used to |
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| Yankee wrote: |
Hi Torsten
Yes, you're right.
Hi Harry
My comment was in support of the very valid comment that Torsten had offered in his first post. Torsten pointed out that it would be more logical to use am getting used to (i.e. the present continuous tense) in Assile's sentence, and I agree with that.
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I also think that we should say: I am used to doing something instead of I get used to doing it. but the question is what's the difference between them. I think both Torsten and I have the same opinion. |
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| #12 (permalink) Sun Jul 15, 2007 16:49 pm difference between get used to be used to |
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Thank you for your answer MR Harry Smiith
Unfortunately I couldn't understand it very well. Please can you simplify it or help me in another way
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| #14 (permalink) Sun Jul 15, 2007 16:51 pm difference between get used to be used to |
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Hi Harry
As I've mentioned, one of the differences between them is that "I get used to watching TV" suggests multiple complete activities/processes. As the sentence stands, it should be interpreted as meaning that "I" have gone through the the complete process of "get used to watching TV" on a number of occasions. There is no indication as to what the current state actually is. It's entirely possible that the person is currently in the "used to" state. We simply don't know.
"I am getting used to watching TV" would refer to a (one) current, incomplete process.
"I am used to watching TV" refers to a (one) current state.
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| #15 (permalink) Sun Jul 15, 2007 17:59 pm difference between get used to be used to |
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Hi assile,
It might be easier to change the pronoun from 'I' to 'you' to get the sense between these two and use a different text:
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I am used to watching TV
I get used to watching TV |
The first could refer to the sound of aeroplanes passing over your house. You could say:
We have lived in this house for 10 years and we are used to hearing the planes overhead (it is not a problem because we don't notice them now)
The second could also refer to the sound of aeroplanes. You could say:
You get used to hearing the planes overhead (that's a fact) in the end.
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