3. Thesetwosentences
havethesame
meaning:
Sentence Explanation
I am used to living
in a hot climate.
Notice that you can
add –ing to a verb to
make it a noun. This
kind of noun is
called a gerund.
Like other nouns, it
can be the object of a
preposition like to.
I am accustomed to
living in a hot
climate.
4. Thesetwosentences
havethesame
meaning:
Sentence Explanation
I just moved from
Florida to Alaska. I
have never lived in a
cold climate before,
but I am getting
used to the cold
weather here.
I am getting
accustomed to the
cold weather here.
I’m getting used to/
accustomed to =
something is
beginning to seem
usual and normal to
me.