English Grammar Daily

🎵SINGALONG SATURDAY! 🎵 🇪🇺 The Eurovision Song Contest takes place tonight and to celebrate, let's remember this classic winning song for Ireland 🇮🇪 in 1980! Come back later for quizzes! I've been waiting such a long time Looking out for you But you're not here What's another year? I've been waking such a long time Reaching out for you But you aren't near What's another year? Chorus: What's another year To someone who's lost everything that he owns? What's another year To someone who's getting used to being alone? I've been praying such a long time 'Cause that's the only way to hide my fear What's another year? I've been crying such a long time With such a lot of pain in every tear What's another year?

USED TO DOING When something becomes a normal part of our lives, we use the construction 'used to (doing) something'. We can use it with nouns or with verbs. 'To be used to (doing) something' describes the state of something being normal: • I am not used to getting up early in the morning. • Living in Norway, he's used to the cold weather. 'To get used to (doing) something' means is becomes normal: • It takes some time to get used to native speech. • I'm still getting used to living in the country - it's so quiet! Don't confuse it with the construction 'used to do' which is about habits in the past.