Marginal Modal Auxiliaries

Which tense/tenses do we use the form 'used to' as a substitute for?
1. present simple, present continuous
2. past simple
3. past simple, past continuous
4. present simple
What does 'used to' express?
1. past states and habits
2. past states only
3. past habits only
4. past and present states and habits
What is the most common negative form of 'used to'?
1. never
2. didn't use to
3. didn't used to
4. usedn't to
What is the contracted negative form of 'used to'?
1. usedn't to
2. usen't to
3. usednn't to
4. usetn't to
Which of the following options displays the most common characteristics of 'used to' in its contracted negative form?
1. It's typical of rather formal, especially written style, more commonly occurring in British than American English.
2. It's typical of rather informal, especially spoken style, more commonly occurring in British than American English.
3. It's typical of rather formal, especially written style, more commonly occurring in American than British English.
4. It's typical of rather informal, especially spoken style, more commonly occurring in American than British English.
Where do frequency adverbs most common occur in 'used to' constructions?
(eg David used to smoke as a child.)
1. before 'used to'
  (eg David never used to smoke as a child.)
2. after 'used to'
  (eg David used to never smoke as a child.)
3. between 'used' and 'to'
  (eg David used never to smoke as a child.)
4. at the end of the sentence
  (eg David used to smoke as a child never.)
What verb pattern commonly follows 'used' to speak about past actions and events?
1. full infinitive (infinitive with 'to')
2. bare infinitive (infinitive without 'to')
3. present participle (-ing)
4. past participle (-ed)

Marginal Modal Auxiliaries

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