Complete English Grammar Rules_ Examples, Exceptions, Exercises, and Everything You Need to Master Proper Grammar ( PDFDrive )-216

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•	“He	is	getting	used	to	public	speaking.	(He	is	becoming	accustomed	to	the	act
of	public	speaking.)
We	can	also	use	get	used	to	in	the	past	simple	tense,	but	usually	in	negative
constructions	with	the	word	never,	as	in:
•	“She	never	got	used	to	the	silence	of	the	countryside.”
Often,	we	use	get	used	to	with	the	modal	verbs	could,	will,	and	cannot	(or	can’t).
Could	is	used	to	create	a	hypothetical	scenario,	will	creates	the	future	tense
(often	paired	with	never),	and	cannot	is	used	to	mean	“unable.”	For	example:
•	“I	can’t	get	used	to	working	so	many	hours.	I	am	so	tired.”	(I	am	unable	to
become	accustomed	to	this.)
•	“I	could	get	used	to	doing	nothing	all	day.”	(This	is	something	that	I	could	find
easy	to	do.)
•	“I	will	never	get	used	to	these	cramped	conditions.”	(At	no	point	in	the	future
will	I	become	accustomed	to	this.)
Ought	to
Ought	to	is	considered	semi-modal	because,	like	used	to,	it	ends	in	to	and	so
makes	verbs	infinitive.	It	is	commonly	compared	to	should	because	it	expresses
that	something	is	viewed	as	correct,	preferable,	or	necessary—or	as	probable,
likely,	or	expected.	It	can	also	be	used	to	ask	for	or	offer	advice	about
something.
For	example:
•	“With	the	cost	of	airfare	so	high,	in-flight	meals	ought	to	be	free.”	(It	is	correct
or	preferable	that	the	meals	be	free.)
•	“We	ought	to	arrive	in	the	evening.”	(It	is	probable	or	expected	that	we’ll
arrive	in	the	evening.)
•	“I	think	we	ought	to	turn	back.”	(Turning	back	is	the	necessary	or	best	course
of	action—worded	as	advice.)
•	“You	ought	to	see	the	Grand	Canyon	some	day.”	(It	is	my	advice	or
recommendation	for	you	to	visit	the	Grand	Canyon.)
When	ought	to	is	made	negative,	not	comes	between	ought	(sometimes
contracted	as	oughtn’t)	and	to;	it	is	common	to	omit	to	when	ought	to	is	used
with	not.	For	example:
•	“You	ought	not	to	read	in	such	dim	light.”