Wednesday, May 13

Grammar points

- Have something done
. to express a service you receive
. examples: I have had my car repaired. / My sister had her hair cut yesterday.


- used to / be used to / get used to
. used to + infinitive: to talk about something your regularly did in the past and you no longer do.
I used to play tennis every day.

. be used to + -ing verb: to talk about something that is familiar and no longer strange or difficult because you've done it for some time.
I am used to getting up early.
My brother is not used to driving long distances.

. get used to + -ing verb: to talk about things becoming familiar.
Mike got used to living on his own.


- Relative pronouns whom / what
. whom: is sometimes used when the object of the relative clause is a person (synonym who)
The person whom the police were questioning is not guilty.

. what: is used without a pronoun in front of it; it means "the thing that..."
The shop didn't have what I wanted.