grammar · neutral

Be good at + V-ing

Band 5-6speakingtask1

To have skill or ability in doing something.

Examples

“She's really good at solving problems under pressure.”

“I'm good at cooking simple meals.”

“He's not very good at remembering names.”

Band 8 sentence

“Although she started late, she's very good at picking up new languages.”

Collocations

  • be good at + V-ing
  • quite/really good at

Word family

good adjectiveskillful adjective

Common mistakes

I'm good to cook.→I'm good at cooking.

She is good in play piano.→She is good at playing the piano.

Say it for a higher band

5can + V→6be good to + V (incorrect common attempt)→7+be good at + V-ing

Synonyms

be skilled at + V-ing

be adept at + V-ing

Easily confused

be good at + V-ing vs be good to + someone

“He is always good to his younger sister.”

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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