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Use to vs. Used to
Use to
/juːs tə/Examples:
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Used to
/ˈjuːst tuː/Examples:
He used to play piano every evening before bed.They used to run five miles every morning together.She used to have long curly hair before she cut it.
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This word has no synonymsAntonyms:
This word has no antonymsWays to tell them apart:
- Used to often refers to past habits or states, while use to usually appears in negative or questioning forms about past habits (e.g., didnt use to').
- Used to is a verb phrase indicating something that happened regularly in the past but no longer occurs.
- Remember that use to is incorrect unless following didnt or did' in questions.
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