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- past tense - Difference between didnt and hadnt - English . . .
6 "I didn't bring " The past tense describes an action which happened in the past " I hadn't brought 'The past perfect tense describes an action which happened before another action in the past, or before a stated time in the past
- When is it more correct to say did not and when didnt?
I noticed multiple times, when writing in Microsoft Word that the program suggests a correction, from either form to the other I can't seem to follow the logic When is it better to say did not,
- Why didnt he make the decision? versus Why hasnt he made the . . .
Why didn't he make the decision? This suggests that the opportunity to make the decision has passed and that the choice is no longer of consequence For example, in the sport of rugby, points can be scored either by kicking the ball between the posts (a 'drop kick') or placing the ball behind the posts (a 'try')
- tense - when to use didnt and when to say dont - English Language . . .
During my school days, my English teacher taught us that there is something called double past For example - you don't say - I didn't went to school yesterday -> He said with didn't you don't use
- grammaticality - Is it did you used to or did you use to? - English . . .
Surely not "I didn't used to be"?’ on ELU SE The prescriptivist analysis of modern usage is that “used to” doesn't really work like an ordinary verb here, even if it originally was an ordinary verb
- tense - When should I use didnt instead of havent? - English . . .
Haven't and didn't are different time-wise, as you have guessed correctly Haven't refers to the past up until now So if you haven't done something, you haven't done it for a specific period of time (day, month, ever, etc ) Didn't refers to a specific point of time that has already passed
- Difference between havent . . . yet and didnt. . . . yet
In view of that, "They didn't start yet " sounds odd "They didn't start" is a complete idea, and "yet" tries to extend it in time in a way that the simple past doesn't allow for
- Is “didn’t be” an acceptable usage? - English Language Learners . . .
One of my friends once said “At least you didn’t be diplomatic ” It somehow felt a little unsettling Is “didn’t be” acceptable? Is it grammatically correct?
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