[Grammar] was used to/used to/was accustomed to

[terrenziqq]

Do they differ from one another in meaning?
Or do they mean the same thing with one another?

Sorry for my rough content . I want to know if "be used/ accustomed to" was written in past tense form, how do they differ from "used to" in meaning?
Ex:
I used to play tennis a lot.
I was used to playing tennis a lot.
I was accustomed to playing tennis a lot.
Do the above examples differ in meaning from one another,or is there no such usage like sentence two and three(was/were + used/accustomed to + N./Ving)?

 

[Mannysteps]

Not a teacher

Although pretty close in concept, I think there is a slight difference:

"Used to" expresses the following infinitive as something the subject did habituallly in the past, Compare the following:

"He plays tennis regularly" (present habit)
"He used to play tennis regularly" (past habit)

"Accustomed to" expresses adaptation to a frequent situation or condition:

"He is accustomed to an easy life"

It also takes the present participle, rather than the infinitive:

"She's accustomed to being alone"

Humbly, expecting further elucidation,
M.

 

[5jj]

Do they differ from one another in meaning?
Or do they mean the same thing with one another?

Please use the title of your thread as a title, and ask the complete question in the message itself.

Mannystep's answer is basically correct, though the ing-form following be accustomed to is a gerund, not a present participle.

be used to has a similar meaning to be accustomed to; both can be followed by a noun, pronoun, or gerund.

 

[terrenziqq]

Please use the title of your thread as a title, and ask the complete question in the message itself.

Mannystep's answer is basically correct, though the ing-form following be accustomed to is a gerund, not a present participle.

be used to has a similar meaning to be accustomed to; both can be followed by a noun, pronoun, or gerund.

Sorry for my rough content . I want to know if "be used/ accustomed to" was written in past tense form, how do they differ from "used to" in meaning?
Ex:
I used to play tennis a lot.
I was used to playing tennis a lot.
I was accustomed to playing tennis a lot.
Do the above examples differ in meaning from one another,or is there no such usage like sentence two and three(was/were + used/accustomed to + N./Ving)?