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Post by Noelia on Jan 27, 2008 23:59:40 GMT -3
Un hombre de california en paltalk escribio esto:
" Did you USED to have a boyfriend ?"
esta bien asi o deberia ser "USE" ?
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Post by johnr on Jan 28, 2008 4:45:50 GMT -3
Para mi lo correcto es 'used'.
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Post by graeme on Jan 28, 2008 10:57:57 GMT -3
De acuerdo, pero en la habla cotidiana mucha gente se come la 'd' y dice 'use to' que es difícil pronunciar la combinación 'td', pero si es correcto escribir 'used to'.
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Post by Noelia on Jan 28, 2008 13:12:14 GMT -3
Umm pero no entiendo.... una cosa es decir:
I used to dance polka
y otra cosa, es usar el DID y el verbo en pasado
Did you used to dance polka?
Seria como: Did you danced polka?
No es asi???
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Post by johnr on Jan 28, 2008 14:25:45 GMT -3
1. Grammar: Traditional Rules, Word Order, Agreement, and Case
§ 65. used to
We use the verb use in its past tense with an infinitive to indicate a past condition or habitual practice: We used to live in that house. Because the -d in used is not pronounced in these constructions, people sometimes mistakenly leave it out when writing. Thus it is incorrect to write We use to play tennis. When do occurs with this form of use in negative statements and in questions, the situation is reversed, and use to (not used to) is correct: You did not use to play on that team. Didn’t she use to work for your company? 1
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Post by Noelia on Jan 28, 2008 21:00:32 GMT -3
Gracias John
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Post by graeme on Jan 29, 2008 5:29:15 GMT -3
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Post by graeme on Jan 29, 2008 5:35:38 GMT -3
I would add, though, not to get bogged down too much in the 'correct' rules - listen to how people use it, albeit perhaps 'incorrectly', in everyday use. Often, using the 'correct' form when all around you use the 'wrong' one, can sound a bit pompous and judgemental!
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Post by Noelia on Jan 29, 2008 12:07:29 GMT -3
Gracias Graeme
No quiero sonar pompous pero tampoco quiero aprender las cosas mal. Me gusta saber que es lo gramaticalmente correcto y despues aprender como lo dice la gente. Mi cerebro necesita seguir reglas de gramatica para aprender y si una no funciona mi cabeza es un caos!! jajaja
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Post by sendai on Jan 29, 2008 20:26:18 GMT -3
Lo correcto es:
I used to...
Did I use to...
En el momento de hablar, no se escucha mucho la diferencia. (De hecho, yo la noto para nada.) Sin embargo, "Did I used to" está mal gramaticalmente y es mejor evitarlo.
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Post by graeme on Jan 29, 2008 20:31:27 GMT -3
Nunca me suenas pomposa!
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Post by Robie on Feb 6, 2008 1:50:33 GMT -3
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