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Taka Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Used to

We don't think we have do do that.

If 'used to' were to be applied to the sentence above, what would be the sentence like? Which would be more likely among the two below?

We didn't use to think we had to do that.
We used to think we didn't have to do that.
  

Top answer

The second sentence is better. Both make sense, but the second sentence is structured better and certainly it would be the version a native English speaker would use.

— CMFletcher

  • The second sentence is better.
  • Both make sense, but the second sentence is structured better and certainly it would be the version a native English speaker would use.
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The second sentence is better. Both make sense, but the second sentence is structured better and certainly it would be the version a native English speaker would use.
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I hear that 'X think that Y don't/isn't..' has to be 'X don't think that Y do/is...'

So it is not necessarily so?
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TakaI hear that 'X think that Y doesn't/isn't..' has to be 'X doesn't think that Y do/is...'
It doesn't have to be, but it usually is.
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fivejedjon'It doesn't have to be, but it usually is.
Good. Actually, that's what I thought.

Thanks!
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