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Grammar and Linguistics > Use to or used to
Use to or used to
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American Teacher
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Use to or used to
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HELP! I am so confused when to use "use to" or "used to" can someone please explain the difference in basic terms.. |
10 Nov 2013
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douglas
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"use to" - it has become a habit (I �m accustomed to it)
"used to" - I don �t do it anymore |
11 Nov 2013
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margo lanius
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You can use" used to" with state verbs for example I used to have a dog. I didn �t use to be a very a friendly person. |
11 Nov 2013
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almaz
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Apodo �s link is more or less on the button: you can take the transitive sense of the verb �use � which only exists in the passive phrase �be used to (something) �, or its intransitive sense of "be accustomed to do (something)" which is now only found in the form �used to � - as in "he used to feed the ducks every day".
If you �re simply confused about whether to use �use to � or �used to � in a declarative statement like "he used to feed the ducks every day", then just remember that �use to � (without the �d �) is an error.
We �ve been here before, haven �t we? (if you �re still not satisfied, perhaps you could tell us exactly what you find confusing):
Long story short: don �t use �use to � when you mean �used to �. |
11 Nov 2013
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douglas
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>>Alex: don�t use �use to � when you mean �used to �.  |
11 Nov 2013
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yanogator
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Alex, except in the negative, as you pointed out in your response to the earlier post.
He didn �t use to like her.
Bruce |
11 Nov 2013
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yanogator
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Margo,
You can use it with action verbs, too. I used to teach English.
Bruce |
11 Nov 2013
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Tere-arg
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A bit late, perhaps? Sorry for that...but "used to" occurs only in the past since it refers to a past habit (no longer in practice).
You say:
He used to play rugby. (= he no longer does)
Did he use to play at school?
If you want to express habit in the present you should use simple present + a frequency adverb
He usually plays rugby...
Use to should not be used in this sense.
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12 Nov 2013
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