DUE (elektro's vocabulary)

elektro said:
12, 14, 16... 200, 202 etc. Clear!
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elektro said:
if I am bad guy and won't pay you back...
;) Clear!
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I will get the money back EVEN if I have to come over there and get it ! :D
Or I will steal your computer that will make us EVEN (as far as I am concerned! :D)


elektro said:
not almost clear, but I think it is so, because you are not comming out to Russia
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Yes it means that I will get something done dispite a problem or inconvenience that may occur before or after.

I will build my child a snowman even if I slip add break my leg doing it
 
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It's very hard to me traslate something used GET, SET and almost all phrasal verbs. Please, try to exclude them from your explanations, otherwise I am confusing still more
 
today is USE TO BE

I used to be messy
But now I am clean

I used to be twelve
But now I am thirteen

I used to be blind
But now I can see

I used to be someone else
But now I am me

I used to be sleepy
But now I have rest

I used to be the worst
But now I am the best

Anthony Brown

I'd like to knew what he means by that :shrug:
 
Its a poem they are not supposed to make sense :D

Just take each two lines seperately
(its past tense)
He used to be one thing and now he is another ( OR even something else)

I used to work as a driver but now I don't
Helps?
 
Try this one as an easier one maybe?

I used to be sad. Now I am happy
 
Okay guys, I'm defining the problem in a different way.
What's the difference between USE TO and USE TO BE? :cuckoo:
 
Use to:

I use to wash the car every weekend.

Used to be:

I used to be a farmer, Now i work in an office..


To my knowledge. Use to would be reffering to an object. Like a car

Used to be is talking about yourself.
 
I think I've understood I'd asked the stupid question.
USE TO is placed before verbs
USE TO BE is placed before nouns or adjectives
Am I correct?
 
I think that we are getting regional dialects mixed in with this Jordie? ...........

I use a sponge to wash the car

I used to wash the car (past tense) with a sponge
now I pay my son to do it. Now he uses a sponge

I use "something" to do "something"

I use a knife and fork to eat with

I use a camera to take pictures

I used to take pictures with a compact camera now I use a Digital SLR

I hope that helps?
 
Cobra said:

I hope that helps?
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Definitely, especially about using a sponge and paying to your son! :thumbs:
but I'd known the meaning of USE TO
I want to sense the difference between USE TO and USE TO BE...
USE TO is placed before verbs
USE TO BE is placed before nouns or adjectives
Am I correct?
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elektro said:
Definitely, especially about using a sponge and paying to your son! :thumbs:
but I'd known the meaning of USE TO
I want to sense the difference between USE TO and USE TO BE...
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Sorry no
as before
You use something
or you use something to do something
or you used something ( past tense)
or you used to do something ( past tense)

use to be makes no sense

its in the "saying" not the writing
the expression or phrase is USED to
NOT use to (unless its in the above examples)

Have a look here and see if that helps :thumbs:
http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-m_used_quiz.htm

Helps?
 
Use to...

'a pencil is something you use to draw with'

use to be is incorrect as Cobra says

'i used to be an artist'
 
Use to and used to can sound the same.

A DSLR is what I what I now use to take the majority of my snaps with.

I didn't use to have a DSLR.

I used to use film cameras all the time.

I was used to having to wait to see my processed snaps.

I used to be quite happy with the old way of doing things.
 
to pop a balloon
to pop a bubble

its similar to burst in this instance

another slightly obscure meaning ( that may confuse)
To pop your head around a door
as in have a quick look


"Pop" has other meanings on its own but I will only explain if you want as that
also may confuse you
 
What about to go meaning?
When can I use to pop in this meaning?
 
/\ thats pretty much got it covered :thumbs:

to do something quickly that would involve only a short journey
 
Defiance said:
I am going to pop out to get a newspaper

I will pop down the road to the shop

etc...
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Can I change those pops to fly or run?
I am going to fly out to get a newspaper
I will run down the road to the shop
 
Yes you can :thumbs:
They both mean pretty much the same as "to pop" but would suggest more urgency ( in more of a hurry)
 
You can also 'pop' a wheelie on a BMX!! Afternoon Oleg, long time no speak!! :D
 
candlestick said:
You can also 'pop' a wheelie on a BMX!! Afternoon Oleg, long time no speak!! :D
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i.e. to do a manoeuvre on motorbike in which the front wheel is raised off the ground. Clear?
As for long time no speaking I have forgotten about our conversations...
but we can set it to the condition you want to. ;)
Thanks for another meaning of TO POP, Stuart.
 
I climbed onto the roof

He went onto the ice to skate

They fell onto the ground
 
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Also commonly known as On to i.e. I got on to the bus...... or I walked on to the stage
 
elektro said:
May I change ones to ON?
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Is a tough one, if you change 'onto' to 'on' then meaning can be interpreted more than one way or differently. For example, if i say 'I climbed onto the roof' then I was definitely not on the roof before i climbed onto it. If i say 'I climb on the roof' then I could also already be on the roof and then be starting to climb. It is a very subtle difference.
 
Defiance said:
Is a tough one, if you change 'onto' to 'on' then meaning can be interpreted more than one way or differently. For example, if i say 'I climbed onto the roof' then I was definitely not on the roof before i climbed onto it. If i say 'I climb on the roof' then I could also already be on the roof and then be starting to climb. It is a very subtle difference.
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Perfect explanation!:thumbs:
 
Hmm not quite so easy to explain...........

Do you EVER wish it would stop snowing?
Do you ever eat sweets?

Do you ever go abroad for your holidays?
Have you ever been abroad for your holidays?
 
'Ever' is used to convey time endlessly or without limits either in the future or the past....

Have you ever fallen in love ?

Will I ever see you again ?

Can he ever change his ways ?

If I ever see you here again, I will call to the police

Did she ever love you ?

Did you ever go there ?
 
Defiance said:
'Ever' is used to convey time endlessly or without limits either in the future or the past....

Have you ever fallen in love ?

Will I ever see you again ?

Can he ever change his ways ?

If I ever see you here again, I will call to the police

Did she ever love you ?

Did you ever go there ?
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Do you want these answered :lol:
 
Defiance explains this very well Elektro, and to use an example to elaborate....

You don't need to use the word ever, but doing so places the time element into the phrase or question, so;

Have you fallen in love ? = the implication is have you fallen love now?

Have you ever fallen in love ? = the implication is have you fallen in love at any time in the past?
 
"Ever" may also be used for emphasis:

Why ever did you buy two lenses this month?
 
I dont think youd say it like that Photon :)

Whatever possessed you to buy two lenses this month :annoyed:
 
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