structure · neutral

be used to + V-ing / be used to + noun

Band 4-5speakingtask2

Expresses being accustomed to something (habit or state); follows with a gerund or a noun.

Examples

“I'm used to getting up early.”

“She got used to the noise after a few weeks.”

“They weren't used to such cold weather.”

Band 8 sentence

“Having lived abroad for two years, I'm fully used to mixing with people from different cultures.”

Collocations

  • get used to + V-ing
  • be used to + noun

Word family

get used to + V-ing verb phrasebe used to + noun/V-ing adjective phrase

Common mistakes

I am used to to wake up early.→I am used to waking up early.

I used to play football every weekend (meaning: I am familiar with playing).→I am used to playing football every weekend.

Say it for a higher band

5used to + V (nhầm nghĩa)→6be use to + V-ing (chính tả lỗi)→7+be used to + V-ing / be used to + noun

Synonyms

be accustomed to + V-ing

Easily confused

used to + V

“I used to play the piano when I was a child.”

Related words

look forward to + V-ingtry + V-ing / try to + Vfor + somebody + to + Vavoid + V-ingbe likely to + Vbegin / start + V-ing / to + Vprevent + somebody + from + V-ingturn out + to + V

Learn this word with the rest of its set, and get reminded at the right time.

In Gerunds & infinitives

Learn it with its set