[Grammar] All I had to do was use / to use beef and anchovies instead of chicken.

[wotcha]

1. All I had to do was to use beef and anchovies instead of chicken.

2. All I did was use use beef and anchovies instead of chicken.

3. All I had to do was use beef and anchovies instead of chicken.


1 and 2 are correct and I wonder whether 'to' can be omitted like sentence 2.

 

[charliedeut]

"All I had did" is not correct.

PS: Why would you use anchovies on anything? ;-)

 

[Elanguest1]

1 and 3 are correct. You can either use to or omit it.

2 is not correct, as Charlie said.

 

[5jj]

Welcome to the forum, Elanguest. :hi:

You'll find a few familiar faces here.

 

[wotcha]

"All I had did" is not correct.

PS: Why would you use anchovies on anything? ;-)

Sorry;; I corrected it

P.S.: To make traditional Korean dishes we sometimes add anchovies.

 

[Tdol]

2 is OK now.