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- grammaticality - Is it did you used to or did you use to? - English . . .
[1] * What games or activities did you used to play during recess or after school? [2] What games or activities did you use to play during recess or after school? Only [2] is correct The uncertainty about which form to use probably arises because the "used to" in [1] is pronounced with a single t and hence is homophonous with the "use to" in [2] The aspectual verb "use" has no present
- How to inform the link of a scheduled online meeting in formal emails . . .
I am writing a formal email to someone to send him the link of a scheduled online meeting I have already acknowledged him before about the meeting I can not figure out the most appropriate and fo
- Is it idiomatic to say I just played or I was just playing in . . .
Specifically in the context of answering that question, the bare verb played carries a connotation of childishness, for example: the first definition from the Oxford Learners Dictionary to do things for pleasure, as children do; to enjoy yourself, rather than work So it would be perfectly natural for a child to respond with "I just played" If an adult gave that response, it would probably
- prepositions - Whats the difference between in to? - English Language . . .
This is quite an interesting question because it makes us think of the various meanings of be And what guides us in understanding what meaning be takes, is what preposition is used In indicates a position inside one area To indicates a movement, you go from one area to another area She has been to York indicates a movement from a point outside the City of York to the City of York
- reading aloud - What is the correct way to write 1. 5 hours? - English . . .
In general, for some number of hours, plus some fraction of an hour, you'd use the number, plus the fraction, plus "hours", plural "Four and a half hours ", "Three and three-quarters hours," etc However, for the specific case of 1 5 hours, the usual expression is "an hour and a half" This usage is so common that "One and a half hours" actually sounds strange
- past tense - I didnt (go or went) to party? - English Language . . .
I didn't go to (the) party I didn't went to (the) party After the auxiliary verb DO the main verb must be in the plain form This is the form you see in the dictionary It does not have any tense It is not past or present: *He doesn't goes to the gym (ungrammatical - main verb in present tense) *He didn't saw the film (ungrammatical - main verb in past tense) He doesn't go to the gym
- Difference between I like swimming and I like to swim?
I recall once reading in a grammar book years ago that 'I like swimming' is a liking lasting for at least some period, while 'I like to swim' is more about the current mood
- When is seems to be used instead of seems?
The baby seems happy comfortable The baby seems to be happy comfortable Are these both correct? If both are correct, what are the differences between them?
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