Timeline for What did you used to do?
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| Aug 30, 2020 at 21:09 | comment | added | Scott - Слава Україні | @GJC: In other words, don’t use it when writing anything that is going to be graded by an English teacher. | |
| Aug 25, 2020 at 21:19 | comment | added | Anton | @GJC They probably mean that it may be used informally but that it is not suitable for educated writing. | |
| Aug 25, 2020 at 19:10 | comment | added | GJC | What do they actually mean by "Don’t use this form in written exams" ? | |
| Aug 25, 2020 at 17:43 | comment | added | BillJ | In "Used you to play ...", "use" is an auxiliary verb, but in "Did you use to play ...?" it's a lexical verb, as evident from the fact that it requires do support. This is an important distinction. | |
| Aug 25, 2020 at 17:29 | comment | added | Michael Harvey | hast thou heard aught of the King's fate? Is he captured by Cromwell's men? | |
| Aug 25, 2020 at 17:25 | history | answered | Anton | CC BY-SA 4.0 |