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"Used to could" [View all] Recursion Jan 2015 OP
Yes, here ya go. KMOD Jan 2015 #1
I used to could... Callmecrazy Jan 2015 #2
I used to could turn cartwheels but, I can't no more. yep. Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2015 #16
Sorry, can't Sanity Claws Jan 2015 #3
Actually, "could", "would", and "should" technically are infinitives Recursion Jan 2015 #5
I believe you are mistaken Sanity Claws Jan 2015 #7
An infinitive is a non-conjugable form of a verb. Hence "infinitive". Recursion Jan 2015 #8
Now? As of when you wrote your post? Sanity Claws Jan 2015 #9
No. nt cwydro Jan 2015 #10
If you cannot put "to" in front of a verb, then it is not an infinitive Art_from_Ark Jan 2015 #15
Are you sure you don't mean auxillary verbs? Infinitive verbs are usually verbs mackerel Jan 2015 #13
No, they are the conditional tense BainsBane Jan 2015 #17
I used to could look good naked. Ptah Jan 2015 #4
In what language? nt LiberalEsto Jan 2015 #6
Doubtful. nt Still Blue in PDX Jan 2015 #11
makes no sense to me. orleans Jan 2015 #12
It's a common phrase in the south KMOD Jan 2015 #14
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