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=moephology=
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=Verb=
*regular verb in the present and the past
 
  
=clitic /ju:stə/=
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==morphology==
*ju:stə</span> V  
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*regular verb in the present and the past, as a clitic (used-to-V), the past tense marker -d is pronounced "t" by assimilation.
*<span style="color:darkgreen;">ddn<sup>t</sup>ju:stə</span>/ V
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==clitic /ju:stə/==
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*<span style="color:darkgreen;">ju:stə</span> V  
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*<span style="color:darkgreen;">dɪdn<sup>t</sup>ju:stə</span>/ V
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===semantics===
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<span style="color:darkblue;">used to V</span> is translated with the imperfect in French.  It is a nostalgic tense marker, it recalls the way things once were.<br>
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*When I was a kid, I used to ride my bike every day.
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*We used to live in Bourg. 
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*I used to know him well, but it's been a long time since I've seen him.
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*I used to believe in Santa Claus when I was a kid. 
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It can precede both state verbs (<i>know, think</i>) and action verbs (<i>run, walk</i>) -- unlike "would", which implies a series of events, not states:
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(<span style="color:maroon;">*</span> = incorrect)
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*When I was a kid, I would ride my bike every day.
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*<span style="color:maroon;">*</span>We would live in Bourg.  (future in the past = OK, but nostalgic imperfect = njet)
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*<span style="color:maroon;">*</span>I would know him well, but it's been a long time since I've seen him.  (concession = OK, but nostalgic imperfect = njet)
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*<span style="color:maroon;">*</span>I would believe in Santa Claus, when I was a kid.
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==lexical verb

Revision as of 17:14, 5 January 2014

brouillon

Verb

morphology

  • regular verb in the present and the past, as a clitic (used-to-V), the past tense marker -d is pronounced "t" by assimilation.

clitic /ju:stə/

  • ju:stə V
  • dɪdntju:stə/ V

semantics

used to V is translated with the imperfect in French. It is a nostalgic tense marker, it recalls the way things once were.

  • When I was a kid, I used to ride my bike every day.
  • We used to live in Bourg.
  • I used to know him well, but it's been a long time since I've seen him.
  • I used to believe in Santa Claus when I was a kid.

It can precede both state verbs (know, think) and action verbs (run, walk) -- unlike "would", which implies a series of events, not states: (* = incorrect)

  • When I was a kid, I would ride my bike every day.
  • *We would live in Bourg. (future in the past = OK, but nostalgic imperfect = njet)
  • *I would know him well, but it's been a long time since I've seen him. (concession = OK, but nostalgic imperfect = njet)
  • *I would believe in Santa Claus, when I was a kid.


==lexical verb