MAHENDIRAN GLOBAL ENGLISH

USE TO,  USED TO. Mostly the second is used though the first is also right. USED TO is used like an aux by many grammarians while it is absolute to use as a verb. Are you used to smoke? Do you use to smoke? I am not used to smoke. I don't use to smoke. In U.S.A,  Likely USED TO is concerned as an auxiliary where as it is not accepted based on British rule. In U.K, USED TO is split USED is a past or past participle from, and TO is a preposition followed by an infinitive verb. I don't have an idea ARE YOU USED TO SMOKE? belongs to  which voice. But it seems to be an impersonal passive. Even if it is concerned as a passive form, how could it be under rule? I'm not sure about it. DO YOU USE TO GO TO TEMPLES? YES, I DO USE TO GO.  I DON'T USE TO GO. WHAT DO YOU USE TO TAKE INSTRUMENT TO PLAY IN YOUR ORCHESTRA? I USE TO PREFER KEYBOARD. DO YOU USE TO WALK DAILY? I DON'T USE TO DO IT DAILY. All seen above are intransitive active structures. In

There is no any other go to catch words but only through reading books.  What's your favourite field? Cricket? Anatomy? Food? Astronomy? Anything it may be, you should be interested in that. Only then, you could be touring on your book.  Decide yourself which your area is. Read again and again, you could get probability to know new words. You need not memorise even if you read your book again and again as I've said here.  Watch your favourite movie dialogues in your mother tongue along with subtitles in English, this is also an authentic way to catch words.  Why don't you try today onwards?  V. MAHENDIRAN  Director  MAGHENDRAA INSTITUTE OF MUTUAL SPOKEN ENGLISH NAGAPATTINAM