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HifaMo Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

used to know nothing

Please is the following sentence correct?

Before I traveled to England, I used to know nothing about Dickens (interested in ' used to know nothing about')

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Before I traveled to England, I used to know nothing about Dickens. Yes. ", you're referring to the time before travelling to England.

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  • Before I traveled to England, I used to know nothing about Dickens.
  • Yes.
  • ", you're referring to the time before travelling to England.
  • We can use 'used to' to talk about things which were true in the past or for a period of time in the past, but are no longer true.
  • " if you wish.
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HifaMoPlease is the following sentence correct?Before I traveled to England, I used to know nothing about Dickens.
Yes. By saying "I used to...", you're referring to the time before travelling to England. We can use 'used to' to talk about things which were true in the past or for a period of time in the past, but are no longer true. You could also say "..., I
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Your sentence is flawed. I suggest
eg Before I traveled to England, I knew nothing about Dickens.

eg I used to know nothing about Dickens. Then I traveled to England,
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Could you please explain?
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Assume I traveled to England on 1/May/2014.

Before I traveled to England, I knew nothing about Dickens.
Clearly indicates that I knew nothing about him on 30/April and before.


Before I traveled to England, I used to know nothing about Dickens.
Sounds like eg I learned about Dickens in February, so that on 30/April I could say 'I used to know nothing. .
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