He often visited VS He often used to visit VS He often went to visit his aunt

[Francis]

Hi,

Could you tell me if the following sentences are correct?

1. He often visited his aunt.
2. He often used to visit his aunt.
3. He often went to visit his aunt.

Thanks again.

[Torsten]

@Francis

1. He often visited his aunt.

correct

@Francis

2. He often used to visit his aunt.

‘often’ is redundant

@Francis

3. He often went to visit his aunt.

I’m not sure about this. Let’s see what our native speakers have to say.[YSaerTTEW443543]

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[Alan]

(3) seems fine to me. I agree that in (2) ‘often’ seems unnecessary but is acceptable if stressed to suggest many times.

Alan

[Francis]

Hi Torsten and Alan, thanks very much.

Take care.