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- 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,
- dont vs didnt - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Someone sent M a package So, M didn't receive the package When I asked M, "Have you received the package?" What should her reply be? "I don't receive the package", or "I didn't receive the pack
- No, I hadnt. vs No, I didnt. - English Language Usage Stack . . .
Did you have lunch at home yesterday? (1) No, I haven't (2) No, I hadn't (3) No, I didn't (4) No, I don't The relevant word in the question is did, and the corresponding word in the reply would be didn't So 3 is correct In the US you might not always find consistency in this There is this bit of dialogue from a TV cop show: "Hey, buddy, got a light?" "Yes, I do " But the question in
- grammaticality - didnt have versus havent had - English . . .
Which of the following sentences is correct? In the last two weeks I didn't have much time In the last two weeks I haven't had much time If both are correct, are they different in m
- Difference between havent . . . yet and didnt. . . . yet
I don't think "didn't start yet" is really valid English in most contexts I can't exactly say what it is about the construction that I don't like, but I decided to check written usage by others In Google Books I find just 14 hits for "doesn't start yet" and 91 for "didn't start yet", compared to tens of thousands for "haven't started yet", and for "hadn't started yet" Even if someone wants
- proper usage of didnt had or didnt have [closed]
Its a simple ask as it doesn't appear to be wrong while using it in emails etc I didn't had breakfast or i didnt have breakfast Which one of above is better in grammatical manner
- phrases - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I'm confused whether I should use quot;didn't quot; or quot;don't quot; in the following sentence: Makki and Mattsun didn't have time to execute their plan, for two not-so-soon-expected guests are
- differences - Didnt used to or didnt use to? - English Language . . .
Here is a question that has been nagging me for a few years: Which is the right usage: "Didn't used to" or "didn't use to?" Examples: We lived on the coast for years but we didn't use to go to the
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