Used to vs Be used to


Used to vs. Be used to


1. Used to (Past Habit) : “Used to” is used to talk about past habits or situations that were true before but are not true now. It shows something that happened regularly in the past but has stopped in the present. The structure is: Subject + used to + base verb. For example, “I used to play cricket” means I played cricket earlier, but now I do not.


“Used to” āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ āĻ…āϤ⧀āϤ⧰ āϏ⧇āχāĻŦā§‹ā§° āĻ…āĻ­ā§āϝāĻžāϏ āĻŦāĻž āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āĻŦā§°ā§āĻŖāύāĻž āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈ āϝāĻŋāĻŦā§‹ā§° āφāĻ—āϤ⧇ āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āĻāϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āύāĻžāχāĨ¤ āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ āĻŦ⧁āϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϝ⧇ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻžāĻŽ āφāĻ—āϤ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤāĻ­āĻžā§ąā§‡ āĻšā§ˆāĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āĻāϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇āĨ¤ āχāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇: Subject + used to + base verbāĨ¤ āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖāĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§°ā§‚āĻĒ⧇, “I used to play cricket” āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āĻŽāχ āφāĻ—āϤ⧇ āĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŋāϕ⧇āϟ āϖ⧇āϞāĻŋāĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧋āρ, āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āĻāϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āύāϖ⧇āϞ⧋āρāĨ¤


2. Be used to (Present Habit / Familiarity) : “Be used to” is used to show that a person is familiar with or comfortable doing something. It describes a present habit or situation. The structure is: Subject + am/is/are + used to + noun/verb-ing. For example, “She is used to waking up early” means she is now comfortable with this habit.


“Be used to” āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŦāĻž āĻāϟāĻžāϤ āĻ…āĻ­ā§āϝāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§°āĻŋāϚāĻŋāϤ āĻŦ⧁āϜāĻžāĻŦāϞ⧈āĨ¤ āχ āĻŦā§°ā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύ⧰ āĻ…āĻ­ā§āϝāĻžāϏ āĻŦāĻž āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ• āĻŦā§°ā§āĻŖāύāĻž āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤ āχāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇: Subject + am/is/are + used to + noun/verb-ingāĨ¤ āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖāĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§°ā§‚āĻĒ⧇, “She is used to waking up early” āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āϤ⧇āĻ“āρ āĻāϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āϏ⧋āύāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧇ āωāĻ āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈ āĻ…āĻ­ā§āϝāĻ¸ā§āϤāĨ¤


3. Key Difference (Main Idea) : The main difference between “used to” and “be used to” is that “used to” talks about the past, while “be used to” talks about the present. “Used to” is used for things that are no longer true, but “be used to” is used for things that are still true and familiar.


“Used to” āφ⧰⧁ “be used to”ā§° āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§āϝ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāĻ•ā§āϝ āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇—“used to” āĻ…āϤ⧀āϤ⧰ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦ⧁āϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ “be used to” āĻŦā§°ā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύ⧰ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦ⧁āϜāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ “Used to” āϏ⧇āχāĻŦā§‹ā§° āĻ•āĻžāĻŽā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ āϝāĻŋāĻŦā§‹ā§° āĻāϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āύāĻžāχ, āφ⧰⧁ “be used to” āϏ⧇āχāĻŦā§‹ā§°ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ āϝāĻŋāĻŦā§‹ā§° āĻāϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āϚāϞāĻŋ āφāϛ⧇ āφ⧰⧁ āĻ…āĻ­ā§āϝāĻ¸ā§āϤāĨ¤


4. Trick (Way to Remember)


A simple way to remember is: “Used to” means past (before), and “Be used to” means present (now). Also, after “be used to”, we must use a noun or verb with “-ing”. For example, “She is used to driving” is correct, but “She is used to drive” is incorrect.


āĻāϟāĻž āϏāĻšāϜ āωāĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇—“Used to” āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āφāĻ—āϤ⧇ (āĻ…āϤ⧀āϤ), āφ⧰⧁ “Be used to” āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āĻāϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž (āĻŦā§°ā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύ)āĨ¤ āϞāĻ—āϤ⧇ “be used to”ā§° āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āϤ āϏāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ noun āĻŦāĻž “verb + ing” āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦ āϞāĻžāϗ⧇āĨ¤ āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖāĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§°ā§‚āĻĒ⧇, “She is used to driving” āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ•, āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ “She is used to drive” āϭ⧁āϞāĨ¤


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MCQs


1. Choose the correct sentence. / āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝāĻŸā§‹ āĻŦāĻžāĻ›āύāĻŋ āϕ⧰āĻ•āĨ¤


A. I am used to play cricket | B. I used to play cricket | C. I am use to playing cricket | D. I used playing cricket
Ans: B. I used to play cricket


Explanation“Used to” is used for past habits and takes a base verb (play). āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: “Used to” āĻ…āϤ⧀āϤ⧰ āĻ…āĻ­ā§āϝāĻžāϏ āĻŦ⧁āϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āφ⧰⧁ āχāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āϤ base verb (play) āϞāĻžāϗ⧇āĨ¤


2. She is used to ______ early. / āϤ⧇āĻ“āρ āϏ⧋āύāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧇ ______ āϞ⧈ āĻ…āĻ­ā§āϝāĻ¸ā§āϤāĨ¤


A. wake | B. waking | C. woke | D. wakes
Ans: B. waking


ExplanationAfter “be used to”, verb + ing (waking) is used. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: “Be used to”ā§° āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āϤ verb + ing āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


3. They used to ______ in this village. / āϏāĻŋāĻšāρāϤ⧇ āĻāχ āĻ—āĻžāĻā§ąāϤ ______ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤


A. living | B. live | C. lived | D. lives
Ans: B. live


Explanation“Used to” is followed by base verb (live). āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: “Used to”ā§° āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āϤ base verb (live) āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


4. I am used to ______ cold weather. / āĻŽāχ āĻ āĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻž āĻŦāϤ⧰āϤ ______ āĻ…āĻ­ā§āϝāĻ¸ā§āϤāĨ¤


A. face | B. facing | C. faced | D. faces
Ans: B. facing


ExplanationAfter “am used to”, we use verb + ing (facing). āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: “Am used to”ā§° āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āϤ verb + ing āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


5. Which sentence shows past habit ? / āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝ āĻ…āϤ⧀āϤ⧰ āĻ…āĻ­ā§āϝāĻžāϏ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–ā§ā§ąāĻžāϝāĻŧ ?


A. She is used to driving | B. She used to drive | C. She is driving | D. She drives
Ans: B. She used to drive


Explanation“Used to drive” shows a past habit which is no longer true. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: “Used to drive” āĻ…āϤ⧀āϤ⧰ āĻ…āĻ­ā§āϝāĻžāϏ āĻŦ⧁āϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϝāĻŋ āĻāϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āύāĻžāχāĨ¤


Error Correction / āϭ⧁āϞ āϏāĻ‚āĻļā§‹āϧāύ āϕ⧰āĻ•


1. She is used to drive. : Wrong


Correct: She is used to driving.


ExplanationAfter “be used to”, use verb + ing. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: “Be used to”ā§° āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āϤ verb + ing āϞāĻžāϗ⧇āĨ¤


2. I used to playing football. Wrong


Correct: I used to play football.


Explanation“Used to” + base verb. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: “Used to”ā§° āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āϤ base verb āϞāĻžāϗ⧇āĨ¤


3. They are use to hard work. Wrong


Correct: They are used to hard work.


ExplanationCorrect form is “used to”, not “use to”. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ• ā§°ā§‚āĻĒ “used to”āĨ¤


4. He used to waking early. Wrong


Correct: He used to wake early.


5. I am used to eat spicy food. Wrong


Correct: I am used to eating spicy food.


Tip :  i. Used to → Past habit (base verb), ii. Be used to → Present habit (noun / verb + ing)