Questions tagged [used-to]
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The difference between "I used to" and "I'm used to"
What is the difference between "I used to" and "I'm used to" and when to use each of them?
Here, I have read the following example:
I used to do something: "I used to drink green tea."
"I used to drink green tea", means that in the past I drank…
Mo Haidar
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I am used to ... that people are trustworthy
I am wondering how to correctly express following situation in English.
I am used to the fact that people are trustworthy.
... this sentence is surely correct, but I want to omit "the fact that" and following crosses my mind:
I am used to…
Radin Černý
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I used to work at McDonalds or I worked at McDonalds
Question to Americans (I'm interested in US version of English):
Imagine your first job was at McDonalds.
You’re telling about it to a friend.
Would you rather say:
1a) I worked at McDonalds as a teenager.
1b) I used to work at McDonalds as a…
Sergej Fomin
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Before I used to meaning?
I recently heard this:
Before I used to do something, all I cared about was something else.
And she meant that she still does something and before starting it, all she cared about was something else.
And this meaning is not what used to…
Ricardu
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Remember + used to?
The following:
I went to stackoverflow for help
becomes:
I remember going to stackoverflow for help
With that same logic, the following:
I used to go to stackoverflow for help
would become:
I remember using to go to stackoverflow for help
I…
David Callanan
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What is the difference between I used to vs I'm used to?
May I know what is the difference between I used to vs I'm used to? I have seen both of these words on various media. So please tell me?
Sachin_Hansaka
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- "used to + infinitive without to" - "ought to + infinitive without to"
I am writing to seek clarification on the structure of two specific auxiliaries: "ought" and "used."
Modal auxiliary: "ought"
Marginal auxiliary: "used"
I have encountered some confusion regarding the following constructions:
"used + infinitive…
