- use vs. used what is the correct usage? [duplicate]
I am trying to find out if this question is correct Did Wang Bo used to be awkward? Should I write "use to be" instead of "used to be," or is "used to be" correct in this sentence?
- I use to, or I used to - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
As reported by the NOAD in a note about the usage of used: There is sometimes confusion over whether to use the form used to or use to, which has arisen largely because the pronunciation is the same in both cases Except in negatives and questions, the correct form is used to: we used to go to the movies all the time (not we use to go to the movies) However, in negatives and questions using
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I am trying to explain to an ESL student how to understand when to treat "some" as plural and when to treat it as singular One clear rule is when "some" is the subject followed
- differences - Didnt used to or didnt use to? - English Language . . .
Here is a question that has been nagging me for a few years: Which is the right usage: "Didn't used to" or "didn't use to?" Examples: We lived on the coast for years but we didn't use to go to the
- Whats the negation of I used to be? Surely not I didnt used to be?
What is the negative form of "I used to be"? I often hear "I didn't used to be" but that sounds awfully wrong in my ears
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If "used to" is a set idiomatic phrase (i e not a tense), then why would it change its form from "use to" to "used to" for the sentence as it does in the positive?
- Should infinitive or ing-form be used after help?
In the sentence given though, help is quite definitely a verb, and used in an affirmative context, so it would be best to have either a plain infinitival or to -infinitival following it
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What is the difference between "I used to" and "I'm used to" and when to use each of them? Here, I have read the following example: I used to do something: "I used to drink green tea " "I used to drink green tea", means that in the past I drank green tea, but now I don't Used to describes an action that did happen, but doesn't happen now
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