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Teleostomi Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

"used to be" or "was"?

I am in front of a building which was a library but now it's a casino. How would you say?


(1) This building used to be a library.

(2) This building was a library.
  

Top answer

Hi Teleostomi I'd definitely prefer (1) This building used to be a library. But (2) is not wrong.

— Anonymous

  • Hi Teleostomi I'd definitely prefer (1) This building used to be a library.
  • But (2) is not wrong.
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Hi Teleostomi

I'd definitely prefer (1) This building used to be a library.

But (2) is not wrong.
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I prefer the first sentence. Both are fine, though.
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