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'I used to' It is still a past event, if you used to eat hot food, it mean you do not any more, the same as your football example, I used to eat hot food...but I burnt my mouth on some soup and that put me off. I used to eat hot food...but now my cooker is broken. I used to eat hot food...now...

I beg to differ. Why "play Judo" is wrong? I' afraid I can't think of why. Judo is a kind of sport. We will say "play football, basketball". Why not for Judo. 'play judo' - have the game of Judo (especially for fun, relax, enjoyment etc.) 'practice judo' - try the game of Judo (in order to...

If I weren't interested in football I wouldn't have minded watching the film on Channel Two yesterday evening. The "Type 1 Conditional" form is: If I am not interested in football, I won't mind watching the film on Channel Two yesterday evening. (Note that the future "won't" and the past...

This is an ongoing difficulty for students, Salam: Some sports, those that are games, we 'play'-- play tennis, play football, play cricket, play rugby, play hockey. For the martial arts, and a few other skill-oriented sports we usually 'practice'-- practice judo, practice kyudo, practice...

Here the word neither is an adverb and it connotes the words 'also not''. Simply speaking when the child is not happy, parents are also not happy. The would form sounds well to my ears; but I can't tell you why. In this context, for me, the words neither and would go hand in hand; however, I...

It would be impossible to write everything there is to know about "voice" in English in just one post, but I hope the following will help. In English, a transitive verb can be used either in the 'active' or the 'passive' voice. If the person or thing denoted by the subject is the 'doer' of the...

Mirapence, your help is just priceless!!! I'm really sorry for having given you so much labour; I defiinitely overdid. I am, however, very thankful for your explanation. After this "injection of knowledge" you gave me, I decided go on phrases and hope to get through them with your help. I...

Hi Camilus, You've given me a lot of homework. it weighs on my back, but it never is the last straw. Fortunately, my back is strong enough. I Appositives vs. Parenthetical Element a) Neil Armstrong, the first man who walked on the moon, is a native of Ohio. Here, “the first man who walked...

This book looked promising – it was subtitled A How-Not-To Guide to the 47 Most Common Mistakes in English Made by Journalists, Broadcasters, and Others Who Should Know Better – and in the first few pages I came across a passage referring to that group: What did these people study in high school...