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There used to be. How to turn this into a negative sentence? A) There didn’t use to be B) There didn't used to be C) There not used to be How do you say?

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"There didn't use to be." This is the proper answer. You need an auxiliary verb which takes both the negative and the tense.
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A is technically correct. You can also try: -> There never used to be -> There used not to be
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Negation of something that happens usually is quite tricky, as the negation could mean different things; Logically I would say: -- it isn't that there used to be ... Although it might be quite pedantic. Or , changing the verb: -- it didn't usually happen that ... I will not pick any of (a), (b), (c).
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Neither of the above. The negation of "There used to be" can be done by adding "never" in front of "used to": - It never used to be like this. - He never used to play this song before. - We never used to go out when we were together. But if you want to say that you are not used to something else, then just negate the verb "to be": - I am not used to hearing you yell. - He isn't used to speaking in front of a group. - We aren't used to singing this song together. I hope this helps :)

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