phrase · neutral

get used to + V-ing

Band 6-7speakingtask2

to become accustomed to something; to no longer find something strange or difficult

Examples

“After a month in London I finally got used to the cold.”

“You will get used to speaking in front of the class after a few tries.”

“It took her a long time to get used to working nights.”

Band 8 sentence

“At first the noise from the construction bothered me, but after a few weeks I got used to it and it hardly distracts me now.”

Collocations

  • get used to + living/working/speaking
  • get used to + the noise/the schedule

Word family

get used to verb phrasegetting used to verb phrasegot used to verb phrase (past)

Common mistakes

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

I am used to become tired after school.→I am used to becoming tired after school.

Say it for a higher band

5used to + V (past habit)→6be used to + V-ing→7+get used to + V-ing

Synonyms

become accustomed to

grow used to

Easily confused

be used to + V-ing

“I'm used to getting up early, so 6 a.m. is fine for me.”

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

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