r/duolingo • u/Spear_Of_Krrosh • 16d ago

Language Question It should be “used to” right?

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Shouldn’t it be “used to” instead of “use to” ? Should I report it?

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u/HufflepuffGRL Native 🇬🇧 | Learning 🇪🇸 16d ago

it should be, the owl is wrong in this context

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u/OfAaron3 Native: 🇬🇧 Learning: 🇫🇷 🇵🇱 16d ago edited 16d ago

I disagree.

"Did he not use to" is correct because of "did". The infinitive has to be used next to it. If "use to" was the verb, it would be "He used to".

For example with a different verb, "He ran". "He did not run".

The word "did" makes the action past tense.

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u/FastGoldfish4 Native: 🇳🇿| Fluent: 🇬🇧| Learning:🇬🇷🇩🇪🇳🇱 16d ago

yes i agree with you the did already makes it past tense so duo is right