
The underlying understanding of "used to do" / "be used to doing"
Jun 11, 2020 · And of course you can also be used to things, so you are used to the weather in a certain place after having lived there for a certain amount of time. Experiencing that weather …
I'm used to do / doing - WordReference Forums
Oct 6, 2018 · Good evening. I read that being and having have to be used after these verbs: be used to, enjoy, like, look forward to, be advantages to, be worth, a reason for, rather than, …
had used to - WordReference Forums
Sep 9, 2008 · Do you mean to say we don't need to apply the tense backshift in the reported speech in that case? "He said he had (?) used to live next door to her when he was a little …
what is it for / what is it used to do | WordReference Forums
Jan 13, 2014 · Q: What does synchronizing mean and what is it used to do? A: Probably you have at some time told windows to save the content of a webpage offline, so when you are online it …
What did you <used / use> to do? - WordReference Forums
Jul 21, 2018 · It can be used in wh questions, but "use to" is also commonly used. As you can see from previous threads, some prefer "use to" and others prefer "used to" in such cases. Neither …
Negative of 'used to' | WordReference Forums
Oct 15, 2007 · The negative of "use" is "not use". The negative of "used" is "not used". Making a verb negative does not change its tense. It is always incorrect to say " I use to do something " …
From or of a date - WordReference Forums
Dec 13, 2024 · Hi, I was wondering, when we e¡want to specify the date something was used or created, do we use from or of? Of sounds a bit weird to me, like in: The law is from the 12th of …
didn't used to...? | WordReference Forums
Jul 18, 2006 · "Used to" is of course past-tense only, and the pronunciations of "used to" and "to use" are quite different. I would argue that because there's no infinitive form to use to, forming …
When should we use "to be" and when should we use "do/does" …
Mar 25, 2023 · We use do to make questions and negatives with all verbs except - be - modal verbs like can and will and should - have when it's used as an auxiliary verb, as in I have …
"continue doing" VS "continue to do" | WordReference Forums
Oct 9, 2010 · And when the speaker uses "continue to do", the focus of the speaker is on the action to start (he knows he has been doing the action but cares more about what is to get …