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- grammar - Storytelling, used to and would - English Language Usage . . .
When we tell a story that happened in the past should we use 'used to' and 'would' for actions that happened regularly in that story For example in the following what differences do the five forms
- grammaticality - Is used vs. has been used vs. was used - English . . .
It has been used as the symbol is correct here Use Present Perfect when the action referred to started in the past, and either continues (or continues to have relevance) at the time of speaking
- Passive voice for sentences using modals and used to:
I always have some problems with changing an active sentence which contains used to into a passive sentence, for example: Mr Green used to teach languages at school What is the passive form? I
- I use to, or I used to - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
As reported by the NOAD in a note about the usage of used: There is sometimes confusion over whether to use the form used to or use to, which has arisen largely because the pronunciation is the same in both cases Except in negatives and questions, the correct form is used to: we used to go to the movies all the time (not we use to go to the movies) However, in negatives and questions using
- Meaning of by when used with dates - inclusive or exclusive
Meaning of "by" when used with dates - inclusive or exclusive [duplicate] Ask Question Asked 11 years, 3 months ago Modified 11 years, 3 months ago
- Was The F Word in common usage in the 1800s?
The reason I hit the "ejector seat" was that a character in the show used "The 'F' Word" several times within a very brief span of time This show is set in the 1800s I don't know what offended me more: the use of the word, or the laziness or stupidity of the writers in putting that word in a character's mouth at that time
- Correct usage of replacing cuss words with symbols
16 I've noticed that symbols (i e #, $, %, !, *, etc ) are commonly used to filter profanity foul language Just out of curiosity, is there a specific way to do this I've noticed sometimes there isn't a specific number of symbols but normally the number of symbols correspond to the number of letters in the cuss word E g :
- Can V3 form of any verb be used as an adjective to express a current . . .
Normally, because intransitive verbs cannot have direct objects, they cannot be passivized and so what you call the 3rd form of the verb, the past participle, cannot be used as an adjective
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