Learn English – is used to live vs is used to living here

tense

  1. He is used to live here.

vs

  1. He is used to living here.

and

  1. He is used to drive a Mercedes.

vs

  1. He is used to driving a Mercedes.

What is the difference between sentence 1 and 2, and 3 and 4? When should one use the verb in the infinitive and when to use the verb with '-ing'?


Some examples from Google:

  1. He is used to live by himself.

  2. He is used to live in a family.

  3. He is used to drive fast.

  4. He is used to drive complex projects.

I am wondering why '-ing' is not used in the examples above. Are they grammatical mistakes?

Best Answer

2) He is used to living here.
4) He is used to driving a Mercedes.

are OK. "used to" here means "accustomed".

Regarding the used+infinitive verb form, I think you mean something like (in you Edited questions)

3) A sports car is used to drive fast?

is OK, but it does not make logical sense with "He".

4) He is used to drive complex projects.

means something like it was his job, and is OK as written.

1) He is used to live by himself.
2) He is used to live in a family.

don't make sense though.

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