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Jennyng428 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

What is the difference between "used to" & "am used to"??

I am not familiar to the uses of " used to" & " am used to", for example,

1) I used to play football.

2) I am used to playing football.

What is the difference?? When we will use them??
  

Top answer

well... but recently it is not done. g.

  • well...
  • but recently it is not done.
  • g.
  • (as you have given) in case of "am used to" it is actually part of "used to + gerund" or "be+ used to " form this implies that the activity is done so frequently that you are accustomed of that and you do it even now.
  • g.
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well..."used to " refers to a habit or action which was done in past regularly..but recently it is not done.
e.g.
I used to play football.(as you have given)

in case of "am used to" it is actually part of "used to + gerund" or "be+ used to " form
this implies that the activity is done so frequently that you are accustomed of that and you do it e

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