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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

A question about using "did".

Why do we say...

When did you finish school?

So, using did.

But not: Who did finish school in 1993.

And instead: who finished school in 1993.

When do we add did to a sentence and when do we use the past simple verb?

Thanks.
  

Top answer

When did you finish school? OK Who did finish school in 1993? OK, but the more common question uses the simple past.

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  • When did you finish school?
  • OK Who did finish school in 1993?
  • OK, but the more common question uses the simple past.
  • " Anonymous When do we add did to a sentence and when do we use the past simple verb?
  • Use "did" when there is an interrogative pronoun which is not the subject of the sentence.
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When did you finish school? OK
Who did finish school in 1993? OK, but the more common question uses the simple past. "Who finished..."
AnonymousWhen do we add did to a sentence and when do we use the past simple verb?
Use "did" when there is an interrogative pronoun which is not the subject of the sentence.
In these sentences "you" is the subject:
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