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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

difference between the meaning of these sentences: I used to play...cricket

1font01b00What is difference between the meaning of the following sentences?02b02font02br
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01b00102b00: 01font00I 01b01i00used to02i02b00 play cricket in my spare time.02font02br
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01b00202b00: 01font00I 01b01i00am used to02i02b00 play cricket in my spare time.02font02br
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01font01b00Are these interrogatives of above sentences correct?02b02font02br
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01b00102b00: Do I used to play cricket in my spare time?02br
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01b00202b00: Am I used to play cricket in my spare time?0-
  

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12b 12font 12br 12br 11b 10112b 10: 11font 10I 11b 11i 10used to12i 12b 10 play cricket in my spare time. 12b 12font 12br 12br 11b 10212b 10: 11font 10I 11b 11i 10am used to12i 12b 10 play11b 11sup 11font 10ing12font 12sup 12b 10 cricket in my spare time. 12b 12font 12br 12br 11b 10112b 10: Do I used to play cricket in my spare time?

— Philip

  • 12b 12font 12br 12br 11b 10112b 10: 11font 10I 11b 11i 10used to12i 12b 10 play cricket in my spare time.
  • 12b 12font 12br 12br 11b 10212b 10: 11font 10I 11b 11i 10am used to12i 12b 10 play11b 11sup 11font 10ing12font 12sup 12b 10 cricket in my spare time.
  • 12b 12font 12br 12br 11b 10112b 10: Do I used to play cricket in my spare time?
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01cite10Jackson661212cite11font11b10What is difference between the meaning of the following sentences?12b12font12br
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01cite10Jackson661212cite11font11b10What is difference between the meaning of the following sentences?12b12font12br
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1font01b00Question 1:02b02font02br
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01b00102b00: Do I used to play cricket in my spare time? 01b01font00Did I01i00 01u00used02u02i00 to play ...?02font
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0 Hi Jeka02br
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00 A source of confusion with the "preposition explanation" is that many dictionaries also call the word '01b00to02b00' a 01b00preposition02b00 when it is used to indicate the infinitve. For example: 01b02br
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0Amy, I learned something here!02br
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01font00As far as I know, 'did (not) ... 01b00use02b00 to' is still considered to be the correct form in negative and interrogative sentences. However, I'm also aware that some people disagree with this.02font02br
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1b00Definition of 01i01font00preposition02font02i00 in Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary:02b02br
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0 Hi Barb02br
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00 A further problem is that the negative and interrogative forms of 'used to do' are not used anywhere near as often as the affirmative form. So we aren't used to seeing them in print either. 02br
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00 Hi Jackson02br
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question please!!!

is the following sentence grammatically correct?
I had hard time in getting up early in the morning, until I get used to getting up at 6 o`clock in the morning.

thank you for giving time to reply.
Mr Mamber
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