Positive – Subject + was/were + verb + ing + object

Interrogative – Did + Subject + use + to + verb infinitive + object

STRUCTURE

• Interrogative – Did + Subject + use + to + verb infinitive + object
• Example: Did he use to drink a lot?

Used to – faqat o’tgan zamonni ifodalaydi.

BE AND GET USED TO

• Used to – faqat o’tgan zamonni ifodalaydi.
• Be/get used to – barcha asosiy uchta zamon { past/present/future } uchun ishlatiladi. “Odatlanib qolmoq” deb tarjima qilinadi.

I was used to sleeping a lot – men ko’p uxlashga odatlanib qolgandim.

EXAMPLES

• I was used to sleeping a lot – men ko’p uxlashga odatlanib qolgandim.
• They are used to hot countries.
• They will get used to this place later in their life.

WAS/WERE GOING TO
Fixed arrangements in the past
Unfulfilled plans

He bought ticket two weeks ago. He was going to go to concert then.

EXAMPLES FOR FIXED ARRANGEMENTS

• He bought ticket two weeks ago. He was going to go to concert then.

She was going to make a cake but she did not have enough flour.

EXAMPLES FOR UNFULFILLED PLANS

• She was going to make a cake but she did not have enough flour.
• They were going to buy a new house but they reconstructed their old house.

BLUE MURPHY – UNIT 58
Prefer to do
Prefer doing
Would prefer to do
Would rather do=would prefer to do
Would rather someone did something

Ushbu strukturalar umumiy holatda, biror narsa qilishni afzal ko’rmoq ma’nosida ishlatiladi.

PREFER TO DO AND PREFER DOING

• Ushbu strukturalar umumiy holatda, biror narsa qilishni afzal ko’rmoq ma’nosida ishlatiladi.

Subject + prefer + verb + ing/ something to verb + ing/something else.

FORMULA

• Subject + prefer + verb + ing/ something to verb + ing/something else.
• Subject + prefer to + verb Infinitive + rather than + do + something