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Omar Ahmed Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

A puzzling question

Is there a difference between the following two sentences?
1- He used to get up early.
2- He was used to getting up early.

Some people say there is no difference in meaning between the two sentences mentioned above. Is that right?

  

Top answer

These aren't the same: they are different meanings of "used to". "He used to get up early" is just a factual description of his regular past behaviour. In "He was used to getting up early", the phrase "used to" means "accustomed to", or "familiar with".

— GPY

  • These aren't the same: they are different meanings of "used to".
  • "He used to get up early" is just a factual description of his regular past behaviour.
  • In "He was used to getting up early", the phrase "used to" means "accustomed to", or "familiar with".
  • It may imply that, as a result, getting up early was not especially difficult for him, or something like this, depending on context.
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These aren't the same: they are different meanings of "used to". "He used to get up early" is just a factual description of his regular past behaviour. In "He was used to getting up early", the phrase "used to" means "accusto

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essam gaweesh1- He used to get up early.

It's 9 am and Amos is still asleep! I don't understand this. He used to get up at 6 am every morning. Has he changed?

Used to - always a past habitual activity

essam gaweesh2- He was used to getting up early.

We had to leave at 4 am to get to the airport for the fli

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