Questions tagged [used-to]
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the doubled "to" after "get used"
I was solving a test and came across the following task
Don't get used to _____ spoiled all the time.
A) getting B) get C) to get D) to getting
I was sure that the correct answer should be A, but the textbook says that D is correct. I'm not…
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"I used to" and "I was used to" - What is the difference?
Don't the two sentences:
I used to drink coffee every day.
I was used to drinking coffee every day.
refer to a past habit? If not, what is the difference?
Vic
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I used to work at McDonalds or I worked at McDonalds
Question to Americans (I'm interested in US version of English):
Imagine your first job was at McDonalds.
You’re telling about it to a friend.
Would you rather say:
1a) I worked at McDonalds as a teenager.
1b) I used to work at McDonalds as a…
Sergej Fomin
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Using "would" instead of "used to"
It is well-known that action verbs, such as "go" can go before "would" to refer to past habits. But a friend of mine says that it cannot be used in the following example:
When l was a child, l would go to my grandpa's farm.
He insists that we should…
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What does "had not used to be" mean? Is it the same as "didn't use to be"?
Came across some examples like this:
He had not used to be sad in the king's presence, but conformed to the
rules of the court, which would admit no sorrows...(Matthew Henry
Study Bible)
Is it correct? What's then the difference b/n " didn't use…
Marshmellow
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"When I was a student, I would live in a small apartment with three friends" Is it grammatically correct?
In my English book I found this question:
Is this sentence grammatically correct?
When I was a student, I would live in a small apartment with three friends.
My answer was that is correct but turns out that is not.
I'm confused why is not correct.…
Jorge Gonzales
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Specific time with "used to"
I am not sure about using "used to"
We use "used to" to talk about our past habits (can I say "late habits" ?), and we cannot use any specific time, so that we talk about past in general.
So the question is: can I say "I used to drink coffee in…
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Usage of "used to + verb" versus "would + verb"
I was trying to translate a sentence into English the other day and was wondering what is the best way to put it.
In the sentence the speaker is telling that he had been on another opinion in the the first place but now he thought differently. I…
BM of Spadana
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'used to' after 'when' in the dependent part of a complex sentence with the main 'used to'
Is the sentence below acceptable.
If yes, why does it sound so weird?
If not, why? And what's the correct version? If there is a correct version which is not this, it can't express exactly this.
When I used to go to the river, I used to swim.
user98919
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Is it possible to use would for a past habit?
A few years ago, they would practise cricket over there, but now they don't.
I used to go to my sister's to play chess, but now I don't.
I would like to know why it is not they used to practise because the habits was in the past, this habit is…
Yves Lefol
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I AM used to doing VS I WAS used to doing
What is the difference between "I AM used to doing" and "I WAS used to doing"?
I wonder is that correct:
I was used to doing = I used to do = means in the past and you are no longer doing
and
I am used to doing = I get/got used to doing = means…
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- "used to + infinitive without to" - "ought to + infinitive without to"
I am writing to seek clarification on the structure of two specific auxiliaries: "ought" and "used."
Modal auxiliary: "ought"
Marginal auxiliary: "used"
I have encountered some confusion regarding the following constructions:
"used + infinitive…
KesariSir
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can we say sentences like "used to be able to be..."
What is the problem with this sentence, grammatically:
I used to be able to be flexible.
I think the part "be flexible" isn't true grammatically because of the second "be". I don't know; it seems a little bit odd.
Shayan
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USED TO with different forms of infinitive
Is it possible to use different forms of infinitive with "USED TO"?
1 I used to have finished my work by the time she came home.
or should it be
I used to have finished my work by the time she come home.
2 I used to be reading a newspaper when she…
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I always get confused of using "used to" in a sentence
I've searched about it in Google and it says that I've got to use the word used to in a sentence everytime I talk about past habits or anything I used to do in the past.
But I am wondering why this sentence seems incorrect for me. And this is the…
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