Bridget
10-07-2008, 08:20 AM
Which would you say is the more precise explanation of the usage of used to?
1. With used to, the situation was true in the past, but is not true at the moment of speaking.
2. Examples of used to refer to two times, i.e. that during which the statement was true and a subsequent time during which it was not.
Which explanation is commonly used in ESL classrooms and on ESL fora?
1. With used to, the situation was true in the past, but is not true at the moment of speaking.
2. Examples of used to refer to two times, i.e. that during which the statement was true and a subsequent time during which it was not.
Which explanation is commonly used in ESL classrooms and on ESL fora?