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Reaper Ben

Reaper Ben

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You use to love? Meaning not anymore? I find Astronomy quite fascinating, all of the stars, the galaxies, and 'em good ol' alien theories! Conspiracy theories are on of my favorite things to study; they are just loads of fun. Especially when you play the devil's advocate and try to convince someone else that they are true.

EDIT- Shouldn't that be "I use to love" and not "I used" ?

24-Jan-2011 16:37:00 - Last edited on 24-Jan-2011 16:37:39 by Reaper Ben

Englishkid62

Englishkid62

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I found this on another site. Hopefully for both our benefits...

Used as an adjective. Use to be + used to. This means to be accustomed to. For example- I can study with the TV on. I am used to it. It means I am accustomed, adjusted, or don't mind having the TV play while I'm studying.
Or another example- Tim had a hard time living in Tokyo. He wasn't used to so many people. Tim didn't have experience being with big crowds of people before.
Used as a verb. Use to + verb is a regular verb and means something that happened but doesn't happen any more. It uses -ed to show past tense. But since it always means something that happened in the past, it should always use past tense. For example- I used to go to school in Paris. (I went to school there before, but now I don't.) Or, When Joshua was a child, he used to climb trees. (Now he doesn't climb trees.)
Remember, we always use this word when talking about the past. So when do you use use to without the d at the end? When the base form of the verb is used. Look at these examples- She didn't use to swim before noon. (Now she does swim before noon.) Or Did your father use to ride a horse? In these cases the past tense is shown with the did and didn't.

24-Jan-2011 18:30:38

Englishkid62

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Now now, that's not the attitude to do things :P
The Reviewing Course, lesson three, demands that reviewers, when having doubts about certain grammatical lines or expressions, should look it up and find out first-hand. Which is exactly what I have done, because Ruben asked and I doubted myself. I think that finding out and then explaining it is for both of our benefits (so I don't doubt again for one, and Ruben learns something). If you see something wrong, criticise ahead, or check it out before you criticise. It's all for our own good in the end.

25-Jan-2011 16:24:29

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