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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Used to ~

Could you check whether the following 1 is right? How about the following 2?
Thank you.

1. I used to be thinking of studying abroad.
2. I was thinking of studying abroad.
  

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(1) sounds slightly off to me. For the intended meaning, you could say "At one time I was thinking of studying abroad". (2) is OK.

  • (1) sounds slightly off to me.
  • For the intended meaning, you could say "At one time I was thinking of studying abroad".
  • (2) is OK.
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(1) sounds slightly off to me. For the intended meaning, you could say "At one time I was thinking of studying abroad".

(2) is OK.

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