Metkagram · Grammar choice · XPRCGR002
Used to vs be used to: difference and examples
How to choose: Are you describing a past habit or state, or saying that something feels normal because you are accustomed to it?
Core distinction
'Used to + verb' describes a past habit or state that is no longer presented as current. 'Be used to + noun/doing' describes being accustomed to something; it is about familiarity, not a past-tense habit.
First pattern
used to + verb
past habit or past state
Second pattern
be used to + noun/doing
be accustomed to something
One contrast pattern, two meanings
EN: [Subject] used to [do X], but is now used to [doing Y].
Example: The team used to review everything manually, but it is now used to working with automated checks.
DE: Früher [tat X], aber inzwischen ist [Subjekt] daran gewöhnt, [Y zu tun].