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A COMMON MISTAKE

“We used to having dinner together.”

What's wrong? Choose the right one.

WHY used to + an -ing word

used to + the verb: used to have, used to be. (I'm used to having… means it's normal for me.)

Not: We used to having dinner together.

Say: We used to have dinner together.

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Questions where people make this mistake.

THE QUESTIONS
  1. My sister ______ jealous of me, but now we support each other.used to being · was used to be · use to be · used to be
  2. We used to ______ big family dinners every Friday.have · having · had
  3. Ben and Lola ______ friends, but they fell out and stopped speaking.use to be · were used to be · used to being · used to be
  4. My parents used to ______ a lot, but things are calmer now.argue · arguing
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  1. 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
  2. havenot having: used to + an -ing word
  3. 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
  4. arguenot arguing: used to + an -ing word