using used to?

[nathesh2011]

Can we use " used to" in negative sentences?


I was not used to drive a big car?
Or should we say: I was not habituated to drive a big car?

 

[bhaisahab]

Can we use " used to" in negative sentences?


I was not used to drive a big car?
Or should we say: I was not habituated to drive a big car?

"I wasn't used to driving a big car" is fine.

 

[emsr2d2]

Can we use " used to" in negative sentences?


I was not used to drive a big car?
Or should we say: I was not habituated to drive a big car?

We don't say "habituated to".

It's "used to + verb+ing" regardless of tense.

I was not used to eating such big meals.
I am not used to having so much homework.
He will get used to walking to school.

 

[nathesh2011]

We don't say "habituated to".

It's "used to + verb+ing" regardless of tense.

I was not used to eating such big meals.
I am not used to having so much homework.
He will get used to walking to school.

Will the above rule hold good for a past habit as in the following sentence?

I used to read literature when I was a student.

 

[5jj]

Will the above rule hold good for a past habit as in the following sentence?

I used to read literature when I was a student.

No. This is a completely different structure.

The negative is
"I didn't use to read..."

You will see some people, incorrectly, write, "I didn't used to read..."

A few people still say and write, " I used not to read...".

 

[emsr2d2]

Remember that "used to" has two different meanings:

1) To be accustomed to (what you called "habituated to") - always preceded by some version of the verb "to be".
2) Did in the past

Do you see the difference between these two similar sentences?

I am used to reading in the park
I used to read in the park.