{"id":6291,"date":"2026-07-08T00:09:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T00:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/18kenglish.com\/used-to-be-used-to-get-used-to-taiwan\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T00:09:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T00:09:21","slug":"used-to-be-used-to-get-used-to-taiwan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/18kenglish.com\/ja\/used-to-be-used-to-get-used-to-taiwan\/","title":{"rendered":"Used To, Be Used To, Get Used To\uff1a3 \u7a2e\u7528\u6cd5\u4e00\u6b21\u641e\u61c2 | \u82f1\u6587\u6587\u6cd5"},"content":{"rendered":"
\nQuick Answer (\u5feb\u901f\u89e3\u7b54):<\/strong> Used to<\/em> + \u539f\u5f62\u52d5\u8a5e describes a past habit that has stopped (“I used to smoke” = \u6211\u4ee5\u524d\u62bd\u83f8\uff0c\u73fe\u5728\u4e0d\u62bd\u4e86). Be used to<\/em> + Ving\/\u540d\u8a5e means you are already comfortable with something (“I’m used to the heat” = \u6211\u7fd2\u6163\u4e86\u708e\u71b1). Get used to<\/em> + Ving\/\u540d\u8a5e describes the process of becoming comfortable (“I’m getting used to my new job” = \u6211\u6b63\u5728\u9069\u61c9\u65b0\u5de5\u4f5c). The trick: used to<\/em> looks backward, while be\/get used to<\/em> describe how you feel now.\n<\/div>\n

Three sentences \u2014 “I used to drink coffee,” “I’m used to drinking coffee,” and “I’m getting used to drinking coffee” \u2014 describe three completely different realities. The first is about a habit you dropped. The second is about a routine that feels normal. The third is about a change still happening. Mixing up used to, be used to, get used to<\/strong> is one of the most common slips I hear from Taiwanese professionals, and it usually comes down to a single missing word: the verb be<\/em>. Get that one signal right and all three fall into place. This guide walks through each form with Taiwan-specific examples, a comparison table, and the five mistakes that trip people up most.<\/p>\n

\"used<\/p>\n

These three forms look almost identical on paper \u2014 the difference lives in one small word. (\u9019\u4e09\u7a2e\u7528\u6cd5\u5dee\u5225\u53ea\u5728\u4e00\u500b\u5b57)<\/em><\/p>\n

The Fast Answer: Used To vs Be Used To vs Get Used To\uff08\u4e00\u5f35\u8868\u770b\u61c2\uff09<\/h2>\n

Before the detail, here is the whole system on one screen. Notice that only the first form is followed by a base verb \u2014 the other two take a gerund (Ving) or a noun, because in those phrases used<\/em> is really an adjective meaning “accustomed.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Form<\/th>\nFollow with<\/th>\nMeaning \u610f\u601d<\/th>\nExample<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
used to<\/strong><\/td>\nbase verb (\u539f\u5f62)<\/td>\npast habit, now stopped \u904e\u53bb\u7684\u7fd2\u6163<\/td>\nI used to live<\/em> in Kaohsiung.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
be used to<\/strong><\/td>\nVing \/ noun<\/td>\nalready comfortable \u5df2\u7d93\u7fd2\u6163<\/td>\nI am used to living<\/em> alone.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
get used to<\/strong><\/td>\nVing \/ noun<\/td>\nbecoming comfortable \u9010\u6f38\u7fd2\u6163<\/td>\n\u79c1\u306f getting used to living<\/em> alone.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

If you remember nothing else, remember this: no be<\/em> \u307e\u305f\u306f get<\/em> in front means you are talking about the past. The moment you add be<\/em> \u307e\u305f\u306f get<\/em>, you have switched to talking about a feeling in the present.<\/p>\n

Used To\uff08+ \u539f\u5f62\u52d5\u8a5e\uff09\uff1aPast Habits That Stopped \u904e\u53bb\u7684\u7fd2\u6163<\/h2>\n

Use used to<\/em> + a base verb when something was true or happened regularly in the past but is not true anymore. The form itself carries the “not anymore” meaning, so you rarely need to add “but I don’t now” \u2014 the listener already understands the contrast.<\/p>\n

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“I used to…” is a photo album, not a live feed \u2014 it points backward. (used to \u6307\u5411\u904e\u53bb)<\/em><\/p>\n

Look at how naturally it maps onto real life in Taiwan:<\/p>\n