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- Difference between havent . . . yet and didnt. . . . yet
Wikipedia has a decent article on past tenses that explains a lot of this To summarise: "They didn't start yet" is the negative form of the simple past, "They started " In the positive form it indicates that the activity happened at some definite known point in the past, and is over and done with now In the negative form this is a more nebulous idea, but in this example it would imply that
- 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
- Use didnt leave yet, or havent left yet? Can we use YET in past . . .
The choice here is pretty close The negative simple past ("you didn't leave") says that an event did not happen in the past while the negative past perfect says that an event didn't complete in the past ("you haven't left") In this case, it pretty much amounts to saying the same thing in different ways, and both would be likely from native speakers I think I would be slightly more likely to
- 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
- Are contractions like didnt forbidden in written English?
Are you sure your teacher said "written English", not "formal English"? Not all written English is formal, and not all formal English is written Contractions are fine in informal English, be it written or spoken, but they are generally frowned upon in formal contexts (again, written or spoken) Forbidding contractions in all written English is stuff and nonsense: if they were never allowed to
- I didnt know you liked her or I didnt know you like her
I have a friend who insists that 1 ) "I didn't know you like her" is more correct than 2 ) "I didn't know you liked her" if the liking is still taking place But to my ear, only the latter (#2) sounds correct Which of the above (if any) is correct and why? * Trust your ear :) Your ear knows As in all things dealing with today's English, we native English speakers know what sounds right and
- tenses - If I didnt have vs. if I hadnt had - English Language . . .
Strictly speaking, the second is the normal construction This is a form of the conditional that didn't happen Here is an explanation: If I hadn't had the example sentences, I wouldn't have understood the text You had the examples that's why you got the text The second part of the conditional could also come to the present: If I hadn't gotten the keys, I wouldn't be able to go to my
- grammaticality - How to correctly express “I dont like it too . . .
"I don't like it either" is the most common way a native English speaker would express this sentiment "I don't like it too" and "I don't like it also" are generally seen as improper because, arranged this way, there's a contradiction between the negative "don't" and the inclusive "too" "also"; the statement seems to reject and affirm at the same time Contrary to that, "I also don't like it
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