Use of I’m not used to + (verb-ing) & I want you to + (verb); Day: 16
I’m not used to + (verb-ing)
Here you are using ‘not used to’ to inform someone that you are unfamiliar or uncomfortable with a topic at hand.
āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ ‘āĻ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻ¯āĻŧ’ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻšāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻž āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ°āĨ¤
Here are some examples:
āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻ:
“I’m not used to talking English.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻāĨ¤”
“I’m not used to studying so much.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ¤ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻļā§āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻāĨ¤”
“I’m not used to being around new people.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻāĨ¤”
“I’m not used to talking in front of groups of people.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻāĨ¤”
“I’m not used to having so much stress.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻāĨ¤”
“I’m not used to traveling so much.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ¤ āĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŖā§ āĻ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻāĨ¤”
“I’m not used to working so early.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ¤ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻāĨ¤”
“I’m not used to having so much responsibility.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ¤ āĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ā§ āĻ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻāĨ¤”
“I’m not used to drinking so much.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ¤ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻāĨ¤”
I want you to + (verb)
I want you to’ is telling someone that you have a desire or would like for them to do something.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ’ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž āĻšāĻā§āĻā§ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĨ¤
Here are some examples:
āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻ:
“I want you to clean the dishes.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāĻ˛āĻž-āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻ¨ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤”
“I want you to come home right after school.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻĒāĻ°āĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ¸ā§āĨ¤”
“I want you to call once you get there.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻĢā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤”
“I want you to explain yourself to me.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤”
“I want you to educate me.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤”
By using the word ‘need’ instead of ‘want’ you are expressing something that is required or wanted.
‘āĻāĻžāĻ’ āĻāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ ‘āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨’ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤
Here are some examples:
āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻ:
“I need you to study harder in school.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻāĻ āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻļā§āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤”
“I need you to stop and listen to me.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻļā§āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤”
“I need you to greet our guests.”
“āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĻāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ°āĨ¤”
“I need you to introduce me to your family.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤”
“I need to request a refund.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĢā§āĻ°āĻ¤ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤”