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? asked in Education & ReferenceWords & Wordplay · 7 years ago

What is the difference between the following sentences?

There was a tree.

There used to be a tree.

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  • Anonymous
    7 years ago
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    Both are the same. Only that "was" is replaced with "used to be". But they have the same meaning.

  • John W
    Lv 6
    7 years ago

    Both may be used equally, but there used to be a tree is a little more casual.

  • ?
    7 years ago

    the difference between them is that they a both in different tenses

    because its saying there was one

    whereas there used to be one

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