Used to
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| 15:52 UK time, Wednesday, 30 March 2011
Hi Pravin
What a sweet story! I can just imagine you hiding from your little friend's grandfather and then sneaking down the stairs when she had persuaded him to go to bed. You're lucky you didn't get caught - you might have ended up with a very different story!
Let's look at your used to sentences: the good news is that you've used used to and would to describe past habits & things you did regularly (taking your bicycle and riding to her house) and you've used the past simple tense to describe a single event in the past (entering the house and going to the balcony) - well done!
But ou need to take another look at the form of used to. Positive sentences are made with used to + infinitive without 'to'.
So your sentence '...around 5 or 6 o clock in evening I use to take my bicycle...' should read
'...around 5 or 6 o clock in evening I used to take my bicycle...' with a d on the end of use
And this sentence: 'What's more, she use to saw me from there...' should read: 'What's more, she used to see me from there...'
Here's a Flatmates quiz to give you a little more practice of used to.
And I'll give you some new homework in my next blog!
All the best,
Catherine
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At 30th Mar 2011, Alexis3006 wrote:Dear Ms Catherine
It's my first day in the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ learning English, I read some topics and they impress with me. My English is so bad and i hope that to increase my writing skill when take part in this webpage. i believe it's useful with me if i keep in touch, i wonder may i become your student bloger.
thank you and best ragards
alexis
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At 31st Mar 2011, Catherine from ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Learning English wrote:Welcome to our blogging community Alexis! If you want to apply to be our next blogger, send us an email (there is a link in the box in the top right-hand corner of this page). Tell us why you want to be our blogger, and what you would write about.
Best wishes
Catherine
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At 27th Apr 2011, willian wrote:Hello Catherine. I'm from Brazil. I'd like to practice english and if case we can talk in portuguese also.
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At 1st Dec 2011, Paul wrote:Hi Catherine,
Thanks a lot for helping us !
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