Choose the most suitable option to replace the highlighted part of the sentence: I am used to get up early in the morning.

Question

Choose the most suitable option to replace the highlighted part of the sentence:

I am used to get up early in the morning.

1. A. to get up early
2. B. with getting up early
3. C. to getting up early (Correct answer)
4. D. for getting up early

Correct Answer

Option C — to getting up early

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is to getting up early.

Key Points

• Be used to — meaning *accustomed to* — takes a noun or gerund, because *to* here is a preposition, not part of an infinitive.
• So the correct form is "I am used to getting up early".
• This differs from used to + base verb, which describes a discontinued past habit: "I used to get up early" means I no longer do.

Additional Information

• The two structures are among the most reliably tested points in SSC English:
  • used to + V1 — a past habit that has ended
  • be/get used to + V-ing — being or becoming accustomed to something
• Other expressions where *to* is a preposition and therefore takes -ing: look forward to, object to, be accustomed to, with a view to, be averse to, take to, be addicted to.
• The test is to substitute a noun: "I am used to the cold" works, confirming that *to* is prepositional.