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Davidrock65 Posted 20 years ago
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was / used to

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00What's the difference between 01b01i00He was very fat02i02b00 and 01b01i00He used to be very fat02i02b00?02br
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00Thanks for your detailed explanation.0-
  

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0 Both mean the same:02br 02br 00"He was fat very fat when he was younger", or, "He used to be very fat when he was younger". 0-

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  • 0 Both mean the same:02br 02br 00"He was fat very fat when he was younger", or, "He used to be very fat when he was younger".
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0 Both mean the same:02br
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00"He was fat very fat when he was younger", or, "He used to be very fat when he was younger". Both mean that he is not as fat anymore.0-
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0Hi guys,02br
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01font00What's the difference between 01b01i00He was very fat02i02b00 and 01b01i00He used to be very fat02i02b00?02font02br
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00I don't see these words both mean that he is not fat anymore. #1 is simply a statement of a 'pa
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0Dear Clive,02br
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00My friend told me that I should say that 01b00Taiwan 01i00USED TO 02i00 be colonized for a period of twenty years by the Japanese02b00 instead of 01b00Taiwan 01i00WAS 02i00colonized for a period of twenty years by the Japanese02b00. According to what you said,
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0Hi,02br
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01font00 Why can't I use 01b01i00was02i00 colonized02b00? 02font02br
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01i01font00'Taiwan 01b00was02b00 colonized for a period of twenty years by the Japanese'02font02i00 is what you
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