Aunque a primera vista estas dos formas puedan parecer muy similares, existe una gran diferencia entre ellas. Used to se utiliza para hablar del pasado, para designar algo que solías hacer. Por su parte, Be used to doing se usa en presenta designa una costumbre. Su traducción pues, sería:
I used to play football.--> Yo solía jugar a fútbol.
I'm used to playing football.--> Estoy acostumbrado a jugar a fútbol.
Estructuras:
USED TO + INFINITIVE
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE ( !!!! use, not used!!!) QUESTION (!!! use, not used!!!)
I used to play I did not/ didn't use to play Did I use to play?
You used to play You did not/ didn't use to play Did you use to play?
He/she/It used to play He/she/It did not/ didn't use to play Did he/she/it use to play?
We used to play We did not/ didn't use to play Did we use to play?
You used to play You did not/ didn't use to play Did you use to play?
They used to play They did not/ didn't use to play Did they use to play?
BE USED TO + ING
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE QUESTION
I am used to playing I am not /'m not used to playing Am I used to playing?
You are used to playing You are not/ aren't used to playing Are you used to playing?
He/she/it used to playing He/she/it is not/ isn't used to playing Is he/she/it used to playing?
We are used to playing We are not/aren't used to playing Are we used to playing?
You are used to playing You are not/aren't used to playing Are you used to playing?
They are used to playing They are not/aren't used to playing Are they used to playing?
Podemos usar la estructura GET USED TO para hablar de cosas que cada vez nos son más familiares.
Ej.
I got used to sleeping during the day.--> Me acostumbré a dormir durante el día.
They're getting used to working hard.--> Ellos se están acostumbrando a trabajar duro.
Próxima lección: Verbs: The perfect tenses: the present perfect.
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