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A COMMON MISTAKE

“We use to play outside.”

What's wrong? Choose the right one.

WHY use to in a sentence without did

Without did, write used to: I used to live there.

Not: We use to play outside.

Say: We used to play outside.

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Questions where people make this mistake.

THE QUESTIONS
  1. My parents ______ argue all the time, but now they are very happy together.used to · were used to · use to · are used to
  2. My sister ______ jealous of me, but now we support each other.used to being · was used to be · use to be · used to be
  3. Before my cousin moved out, we ______ share a bedroom.would to · use to · were used to · used to
  4. Ben and Lola ______ friends, but they fell out and stopped speaking.use to be · were used to be · used to being · used to be
  5. When we were children, we ______ make up quickly after an argument.used to · use to
  6. When we were children, my cousin ______ be very tall, but now he is average height.used to · was used to · would · use to
Show the answers
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  2. used to benot use to be: use to in a sentence without didnot used to being: used to + an -ing wordnot was used to be: was used to for the past
  3. used tonot use to: use to in a sentence without didnot were used to: was used to for the past
  4. used to benot use to be: use to in a sentence without didnot used to being: used to + an -ing wordnot were used to be: was used to for the past
  5. used tonot use to: use to in a sentence without did
  6. used tonot would: would for be, know or like in the pastnot use to: use to in a sentence without didnot was used to: was used to for the past