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Re: difference between the meaning of these sentences: I used to play...cri

Jeka — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 23:23:52 GMT

Yankee wrote:
Jackson6612 wrote:

Question 2:

Both Philip and Yankee said:

I am used to playing cricket in my spare time.

I was told that after to simple Present Tense form is used but playing is not simple Present Tense form of play. What would you say on this?
Most of the time you will find the base form (infinitive) of the verb after the word 'to'. However, certain expressions require the '-ing form'. Some examples of these are:

- be used to doing
- be accustomed to doing
- look forward to doing
- admit to doing
- object to doing

As far as I know 'to' is a preposition here (it is not a part of infinitive). So, you cannot use anything else after a preposition but a noun or gerund (-ing form). Hope it helps.

Re: difference between the meaning of these sentences: I used to play...cri

Yankee — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 20:21:24 GMT

Jackson6612 wrote:
Question 1:
Yankee said:

1: Do I used to play cricket in my spare time? Did I use to play ...?

As far as I know, 'did (not) ... use to' is still considered to be the correct form in negative and interrogative sentences. However, I'm also aware that some people disagree with this.

There is a usage note here that supports my view:
http://www.bartleby.com/64/C001/065.html

Question 2:

Both Philip and Yankee said:

I am used to playing cricket in my spare time.

I was told that after to simple Present Tense form is used but playing is not simple Present Tense form of play. What would you say on this?
Most of the time you will find the base form (infinitive) of the verb after the word 'to'. However, certain expressions require the '-ing form'. Some examples of these are:

- be used to doing
- be accustomed to doing
- look forward to doing
- admit to doing
- object to doing

Question 3:

1: I used to play cricket in my spare time. I did this regularly in the past, but don't do it now..

2: I was used to playing cricket in my spare time. Playing cricket in my spare time didn't feel unusual to me because I did it often.

What is difference between the meaning of above sentences?

Re: difference between the meaning of these sentences: I used to play...cri

Jackson6612 — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 16:20:19 GMT

Question 1:

Philip said:

1: Do I used to play cricket in my spare time? Did I used to play ...?

Yankee said:

1: Do I used to play cricket in my spare time? Did I use to play ...?

Who is correct, Philip or Yankee?

I will go with Philip.

Question 2:

Both Philip and Yankee said:

I am used to playing cricket in my spare time.

I was told that after to simple Present Tense form is used but playing is not simple Present Tense form of play. What would you say on this?

Question 3:

1: I used to play cricket in my spare time.

2: I was used to play cricket in my spare time.

What is difference between the meaning of above sentences?

Re: Shane Warne is going to quit

Clive — Tue, 13 Sep 2005 23:53:46 GMT

Hi,

I am not sure whether the very first sentence is grammatically correct.It seems OK to me.

Would you agree with the very first sentence of the above? I have no reason to disagree, since I don't know what goes on inside Shane's head.

The following two sentences would fit into this context.
1. Shane Warne insists he doesn't have any thoughts about quitiing international cricket ........Present tense is no good, it's a sentence about the past.

2. Shane Warne insisted he didn't have any thoughts about quitiing international cricket ........Yes, OK, although it would be a little more accurate to write Shane Warne insisted he had not had any thoughts about quitting international cricket ...

Best wishes, Clive