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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
"used to be"
Hi, I would appreciate your clarification for this particular use of "used to be":
"Now that I am in the same group as Edward, I use to be with him all day long."
I have argued against its use in this sentence for as much as I'm aware of.
However, I was told its use in this sentence is possible. That is, that used to be, here, is used in present in a correct form.
Again, thank you for any comments.
"Now that I am in the same group as Edward, I use to be with him all day long."
I have argued against its use in this sentence for as much as I'm aware of.
However, I was told its use in this sentence is possible. That is, that used to be, here, is used in present in a correct form.
Again, thank you for any comments.
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Anonymous Now that I am in the same group as Edward, I use to be with him all day long. It's grammatical but it's absurd. ) To put it in a kinder way, it's not idiomatic.
- Anonymous Now that I am in the same group as Edward, I use to be with him all day long.
- It's grammatical but it's absurd.
- ) To put it in a kinder way, it's not idiomatic.
- Perhaps I misunderstand you.
- " I don't believe it exists.
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AnonymousNow that I am in the same group as Edward, I use to be with him all day long.It's grammatical but it's absurd. (I'm assuming the missing "d" is a typo.)
To put it in a kinder way, it's not idiomatic.
Perhaps I misunderstand you.
Are you saying that you're converting the past tense expression "used to be" into a present t
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