Actually, it's my own sentence when I was trying to say something similar to the following:Source?
That's very awkward. If you're determined to use "used" in this sense, say "I used not study hard before ...".Actually, I finished university many years ago. The question is, can we use used to to talk about something you habitually had done before something else in the past? Do I need to change the original sentence to the following?
I hadn't used to study hard before I attended university.
The question is, can we use used to to talk about something you habitually had done before something else in the past?
Do I need to change the original sentence to the following?
I hadn't used to study hard before I attended university.
I didn't use to study hard before I attended university.
I didn't use to study hard before. Now I do.Actually, I finished university many years ago. The question is, can we use used to to talk about something you habitually DID before something else in the past? Do I need to change the original sentence to the following?
I hadn't used to study hard before I attended university.