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28 January

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“I never used to eat sweet food”
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tca53london

28 January

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yes,.. I hear that phrase used quite a bit.
I never used to like coffee.... tea... swimming.. etc

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tca53london

28 January

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or sweet foods.

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amaliabidari

28 January

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@tca53london thank you ^^ but is using “never” in that sentence okay? ^^

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tca53london

28 January

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yes,.. I hear that phrase used quite a bit.
I never used to like coffee.... tea... swimming.. etc

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amaliabidari

28 January

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@tca53london thank you so much 🙏 may I ask another question? 🙏

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tca53london

28 January

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If I can give you the right answer.. 8-) ... sure

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amaliabidari

28 January

Indonesian

@tca53london thank you, so my question is, Does this sound natural?: “Did you use to always swim with friends?”

Or should I drop the word “always”?🙏

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tca53london

28 January

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you can say, Did you always used to swim with friends?"
It's a fairly common question.
always means a person would swim with them, not with anyone else, and not alone.

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amaliabidari

28 January

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@tca53london I see thank you so much 🙏🙏🙏

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tca53london

28 January

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yes. adding never to the sentence in the way you used it is common

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amaliabidari

29 January

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@tca53london i see, thank you so much 😊😊🙏🙏

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“I never used to eat sweet food”Does this sound natural? See a translation

yes,.. I hear that phrase used quite a bit.I never used to like coffee.... tea... swimming.. etc

or sweet foods.

yes,.. I hear that phrase used quite a bit.I never used to like coffee.... tea... swimming.. etc

If I can give you the right answer.. 8-) ... sure

you can say, Did you always used to swim with friends?"It's a fairly common question.always means a person would swim with them, not with anyone else, and not alone.

yes. adding never to the sentence in the way you used it is common

“I never used to eat sweet food”
Does this sound natural?

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yes,.. I hear that phrase used quite a bit.
I never used to like coffee.... tea... swimming.. etc

yes,.. I hear that phrase used quite a bit.
I never used to like coffee.... tea... swimming.. etc

you can say, Did you always used to swim with friends?"
It's a fairly common question.
always means a person would swim with them, not with anyone else, and not alone.