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Farassoo Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Would or used to
Hello.
Can I use 'used to' instead of 'would' here?
It all started four years ago. Friends would repeatedly ask Weinlick, an anthropology student at the university of Minnesota, when he was going to tie the knot.
Can I use 'used to' instead of 'would' here?
It all started four years ago. Friends would repeatedly ask Weinlick, an anthropology student at the university of Minnesota, when he was going to tie the knot.
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farassoo Can I use 'used to' instead of 'would' here? That would be OK. It does not carry quite the meaning of habitual action that 'would' does, but the difference is subtle.
- farassoo Can I use 'used to' instead of 'would' here?
- That would be OK.
- It does not carry quite the meaning of habitual action that 'would' does, but the difference is subtle.
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farassooCan I use 'used to' instead of 'would' here?That would be OK. It does not carry quite the meaning of habitual action that 'would' does, but the difference is subtle.
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