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Old Eladio  #203728  Mon, 06 Mar 06 04:15 PM

Please, tell me which one (ones) of these sentences are correct and which one is the most common?

1.- I haven’t got used to drinking wine.

2.- I haven’t gotten to drinking wine.

3.- I got not used to drinking wine.

4.- I didn't get used to drink wine.

Please, tell me which one (ones) of these questions are correct and which one is the most common?

5.- Have you got used to living under these horrible conditions?

6.- Have you gotten used to living under these horrible conditions?

7.- Did you get used to living under these horrible conditions?

And, as usual, thank you in advance!

Eladio

  
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Demetrius  #203730  Mon, 06 Mar 06 04:33 PM
 Old Eladio wrote:

Please, tell me which one (ones) of these sentences are correct and which one is the most common?

1.- I haven’t got used to drinking wine.

2.- I haven’t gotten to drinking wine.

3.- I got not used to drinking wine.

4.- I didn't get used to drink wine.

1 is correct. 2 is incorrect. 3 is incorrect - it should be "I got unused to drinking wine.". 4 is correct.

1 and 4 are both common. 1 is the present perfect tense, and 4 is the simple past tense. they would be chosen depending on context.

 Old Eladio wrote:

Please, tell me which one (ones) of these questions are correct and which one is the most common?

5.- Have you got used to living under these horrible conditions?

6.- Have you gotten used to living under these horrible conditions?

7.- Did you get used to living under these horrible conditions?

Again 5 is the present perfect and 7 is the simple past. Both are correct and both are equally common, depending on context.

6 is technically incorrect to me, but may not be to American English speakers. Having said that, it is spoken quite commonly even by British English speakers.

  
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Old Eladio  #203745  Mon, 06 Mar 06 05:09 PM

Demetrius, thanks. I've mixed up. I should have written:

2.- I haven't gotten used to drinking wine.

Now, is it correct?

On the other hand I would be pleased to hear comments from American native speakers.

Demetrius or other friend from EF, could you put these sentences in some context ("depending on context"; said Demetrius) in order to I could understand better the difference between them?

Thank you in advance! Eladio

  
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