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"Food wasn't good as it used to be" and "Food wasn't as good as it used to be"
Is my understanding correct? Please also correct my grammer if it's wrong.
<Food wasn't good as it used to be>
Food wasn't good and it used to be not good.
In other words,
Food was bad and it used to bad.
<Food wasn't as good as it used to be>
Food wasn't good and but it used to good.
In other words,
26 de jul. de 2011 4:56
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"Food wasn't good as it used to be"
"Food wasn't as good as it used to be"
These sentences are wrong.
The food ISN'T as good as it used to be.
It's a bit tricky putting this phrase into the past.
**The food wasn't as good then as it had been earlier.**
26 de julio de 2011
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26 de julio de 2011
By saying "food" and not "the food", you're talking about food in general. Surely you mean some specific food ("the food")?
You're making a (negative) comparison here, so use the "as... as" pattern.
I agree with Eliot that "wasn't... used to be" is messy in the one sentence. He suggested past perfect (had been), which gives you a clearer sentence.
26 de julio de 2011
"The food wasn't as good as it used to be" means that at present the food wasn't good , but previously it was good.
26 de julio de 2011
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