Timeline for How does the phrase "used to" work, grammatically?
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| Sep 24, 2016 at 17:49 | comment | added | user193445 | @TRIG, the negative and question forms are indeed tricky. I was surprised when you wrote didn't use to and did you use to. I'm quite sure I've never had occasion to write it or to think about it much, but I'm pretty sure I've had conversations where I thought I was saying something like, "Didn't you used to play little league?" | |
| Oct 14, 2010 at 20:17 | comment | added | TRiG | The negative is tricky, as is the question form. Didn't use to or Usen't to? Used you to or Did you use to? | |
| Aug 19, 2010 at 19:50 | comment | added | ebynum | I don't think I'm familiar with "didn't use to" or "didn't used to", but I would think it would be used to contrast with the present progressive: "I didn't use(d) to play basketball" would imply that I play now, but that it is a relatively new thing. | |
| Aug 6, 2010 at 0:59 | comment | added | delete | How would you explain "didn't use to" then? | |
| Aug 6, 2010 at 0:17 | history | answered | nohat | CC BY-SA 2.5 |