English grammar questions, answered by Alan
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googl
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by googl »
Dear teacher,
how should I make a question tag here: I used to do, ...? And in negative I didn't use to do, ...?
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Alan
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by Alan »
Make it in the same way as any other tag-question: "I didn't use to, did I?"
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by googl »
What with positive form: should I write "I used to do, usedn't I?" or "I used to do, didn't I?"?
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by Alan »
Usedn't I? is archaic. Didn't I? is the correct tag-question for contemporary usage.