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HifaMo Posted 12 years ago
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I used to ... when i used to

Is the following sentence correct?

I used to meet Tim when I used to go to the gym.

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HifaMo Is the following sentence correct? It's not something that a native speaker would say. The listener would be puzzled by the double "habitual past" .

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  • HifaMo Is the following sentence correct?
  • It's not something that a native speaker would say.
  • The listener would be puzzled by the double "habitual past" .
  • I used to meet Tim when I went to the gym.
  • I used to go to the gym and sometimes I met Tim there.
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HifaMoIs the following sentence correct?
It's not something that a native speaker would say. The listener would be puzzled by the double "habitual past" .

I used to meet Tim when I went to the gym.
I used to go to the gym and sometimes I met Tim there.
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