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ACCUSTOMED

Découvrez le mot ACCUSTOMED

Le verbe to Be + accustomed to

  • Traduction : s’habituer
  • Sa forme verbale : to Be
  • Type : Verbe irrégulier
  • Sa conjugaison : be, was, been

Accustomed est un adjectif s’associant au verbe to Be et suivi de ing.

La forme est donc TO BE ACCUSTOMED TO + ING 

Exemple :

« We were accustomed to working together » : on avait l’habitude de travailler ensemble

Accustomed, comment l’utiliser ?

To be familiar with something and accept it as normal.

En anglais moderne on tend à plus employer « to be used to » toujours suivi de ING plutôt que « to get accustomed to ».

  • Now she is used to working with children
  • It’s hard at first but you’ll get used to it ! tu t’y feras !
Ses synonymes : 

Become/grow/get accustomed to something : s’habituer à quelque chose

Exemples: 

« We were accustomed to working together » : on avait l’habitude de travailler ensemble.
« Her eyes quickly became accustomed to the dark » : ses yeux se sont habitués à l’obscurité.

Et vous, will you get accustomed to the British way of life or to the Canadian life ?

Simple present

I am
you are
he is
we are
you are
they are

Simple past

I was
you were
he was
we were
you were
they were

Present perfect simple

I have been
you have been
he has been
we have been
you have been
they have been