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I need help on this, mbouti. I'm not sure if "used" is considered part of the verb form in this case, or not."I used to work hard" is very similar in meaning to "I was working hard." This is past progressive tense, I believe. "Was" is an auxilliary,...

Jackson6612 wrote: I have started hating you. In the above sentence: I = subject have = helping verb started = main verb hating = noun you = object Am I correct? Hi Jackson, In reference to “hate” and “dislike”, I prefer to say “I am starting/ beginning to hate / dislike…my job” ...

What is the word sucks in "Homework sucks"? Is it a verb or an adjective? If it is a verb, what does homework suck?This brings up an excellent point, and a wonderful opportunity to discover the beautiful syntactic structure of the English language. The question at hand is "Does an English verb...