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SSY Jung Posted 12 years ago
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Dear members

I was used to have some friends.

Shall I use 'having' rather than 'have' in the above sentence?

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SSY
  

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Shall I use 'having' rather than 'have' in the above sentence? ' The above two sentences are correct but they have different meanings. Do you know what the two correct sentences mean?

— Canadian45

  • Shall I use 'having' rather than 'have' in the above sentence?
  • ' The above two sentences are correct but they have different meanings.
  • Do you know what the two correct sentences mean?
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SSY JungI was used to have some friends.Shall I use 'having' rather than 'have' in the above sentence?
"I was used to have some friends."
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canadian45'I used to have some friends.' 'I was used to having some friends
I think the first one (with "used to have") tells us about a situation which on longer exists, it existed at some time / during some period of time in the past, but it doesn't (exist) now. The person no longer has those friends.

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AnonymousI think the first one (with "used to have") tells us about a situation which on longer exists, it existed at some time / during some period of time in the past, but it doesn't (exist) now. The person no longer has those friends or any other friends
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