used to or use to?
The spelling used to, with a -d, is a form indicating habitual or customary past actions, as in On Saturdays we used [not use] to go to ball games. (People tend to drop the -d because it is inaudible in many oral contexts. This practice is unacceptable in writing.) When did precedes use(d) to, the correct form is use to, as in Did you use to go to ball games every Saturday?Didn't she use to live in this dorm?
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