“It use to” or “it used to”: which is correct?
it used to
The short answer
Used to is the correct form to indicate an action that occurred regularly in the past but no longer happens.
Why people get it wrong
People often make this error due to phonetic confusion, as used to and use to sound almost identical in spoken language. Additionally, people might mistakenly omit the d while writing due to misunderstanding the correct form.
What kind of mistake it is
It’s a grammatical error in verb tense usage.
Examples with it used to
- I used to play the piano when I was a child.
- She used to visit her grandparents every summer.
- We used to go to the beach every weekend.
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