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Silak12 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Used to/simple past?

Hi! everyone.Could you tell me which is right to use here?
Scenario-My friend posted(on facebook) a saying from Adolf hitler regarding love. I read it and commented "I didn't believe him to say something about love before I read this post"
Is simple past(colored) right here?or I should use "I used not to believe him to say something about love before I read this post"
Thanks!
  

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I would never have believed he had said anything about love before I read this post . Do not use 'used to' unless it was your habit to think about what Hitler said.

— Mister Micawber

  • I would never have believed he had said anything about love before I read this post .
  • Do not use 'used to' unless it was your habit to think about what Hitler said.
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I would never have believed he had said anything about love before I read this post.

Do not use 'used to' unless it was your habit to think about what Hitler said.
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Hi silak12,

Here is a more natural way of saying it:
"I didn't believe that he spoke about love until I read this post."

The simple past tense is correctly used here. See the following link to review the simple past tense.

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