I'm used to getting up early.

[diamondcutter]

I'm used to getting up early.
(From Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary)

I think this sentence means the person used to get up late and it was hard for him/her to get up early but now he/she can get up early easily if necessary. Moreover, the sentence doesn’t necessarily means that he/she has the habit of getting up early now.

Some students wrote these sentences to express their habits.
I'm used to going to the movies.
I'm used to drinking tea in the afternoon.
I'm used to participating in the forum.

I don’t think these sentences are well made. I think they should be changed as follows.
I often go to the movies.
I always drink tea in the afternoon.
I sometimes participate in the forum.
(Every sentence can use different frequency adverbs according to the situations)

I’d like to read your comments on my understanding.

 

[tedmc]

I'm used to getting up early.
(From Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary)

I think this sentence means the person used to get up late and it was hard for him/her to get up early but now he/she can get up early easily if necessary. Moreover, the sentence doesn’t necessarily means that he/she has the habit of getting up early now.

No, I think you are over-interpreting the phrase. It doesn't imply anything about the person's past or current habits.

Some students wrote these sentences to express their habits.
I'm used to going to the movies.
I'm used to drinking tea in the afternoon.
I'm used to participating in the forum.

I don’t think these sentences are well made. I think they should be changed as follows.
I often go to the movies.
I always drink tea in the afternoon.
I sometimes participate in the forum.
(Every sentence can use different frequency adverbs according to the situations)

No, used to doing something and the frequency of doing something are two different things.

I’d like to read your comments on my understanding.

See my comments above.

 

[Tdol]

If someone moves to a country where they drink tea in the afternoon and they hadn't done this before, then the sentence works fine. They could all work, depending on the context.

 

[emsr2d2]

"I used to ..." refers to past habits.
"I am used to ..." means "I am accustomed to ...".

 

[diamondcutter]

Thanks, friends.

Tom is used to eating hot food.

I’d still like to know whether this sentence necessarily means Tom often eats hot food now or it just means that he can stand the taste and it doesn’t bother him any more, say, it doesn’t cause him a sore throat when he eats it.

 

[tzfujimino]

Tom is used to eating ...

 

[5jj]

Tom is used to eating hot food.
I’d still like to know whether this sentence necessarily means Tom often eats hot food now or it just means that he can stand the taste and it doesn’t bother him any more, say, it doesn’t cause him a sore throat when he eats it.

You are still trying to read too much into the words. All that the words mean is that eating hot food is normal to Tom. it is not new or strange. It says nothing about the frequency of eating hot food, or about his earlier reactions to it.

 

[diamondcutter]

Thank you all for your kind replies.
My questions may seem funny to native speakers, but they are actually from my students and I can only find answers from books. I read these sentences from Practical English Usage by Michael Swan.

1. At the beginning I couldn't understand Londoners because I wasn't used to the accent.

2. I'm used to driving in London now, but it was hard at the beginning.

3. It was a long time before she was used to working with old people.

These examples have given me a strong impression that there are clear comparisons between the speakers’ past and present states. Don’t you think so?

I really don’t want to annoy you. I hope you can understand my situation.

 

[5jj]

If you are used to something, there is a strong suggestion that it was unfamiliar or strange to you once. That's all.

 

[Tdol]

Tom is used to eating hot food.

You could use this if he loves or dislikes it.

 

[Tarheel]

Everything was new to us at some point. But by doing it often enough we become used to it.