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PreciousJones Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

AIDS

Did you ask Jamie about having AIDS? And

Have you asked Jamie about having AIDS?

What's the difference between using have and did?

Thanks!
  

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Did is used when the person asked the question in past , may be on yesterday or a month ago , but have is used whether the person has asked it in a nearer past occasion till the time of asking may be just before 5 minutes .

— Jhumjhum

  • Did is used when the person asked the question in past , may be on yesterday or a month ago , but have is used whether the person has asked it in a nearer past occasion till the time of asking may be just before 5 minutes .
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Did is used when the person asked the question in past , may be on yesterday or a month ago , but have is used whether the person has asked it in a nearer past occasion till the time of asking may be just before 5 minutes .
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JhumjhumDid is used when the person asked the question in past , may be on yesterday or a month ago , but have is used whether the person has asked it in a nearer past occasion till the time of asking may be just before 5 minutes .
But the problem is when do you switch from using one to using the other. At what time between 5 minutes ago and " yester
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Thank you for correcting me canadian45
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JhumjhumThank you for correcting me canadian45
You're welcome.
You will find people who disagree with my answer, but I think it is the correct answer.
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PreciousJonesDid you ask Jamie about having AIDS?
This would be considered a inquiry about whether an event occurred.

- I saw Jamie the other day.
- Really? Where?
- I saw him at a restaurant.
- You know he has AIDS, don't you?
- Yes. I heard.
- Did you talk about that? Did you ask him about having AIDS?
- No. He was with o
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Thanks CJ for clearing the doubt
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Jhumjhum,

I sincerely appreciate your trying to help me by proofreading my work, but please let the experts/teachers do it, at least for my questions, because you're further complicating things for me. Thanks again. Keep up the good work!
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PreciousJones

Did the scenarios I presented help you to understand the difference between situations where we use the simple past and situations where we use the present perfect? Did those little scenes help a lot? A little? Not at all?

I'm just interested in seeing how effective that technique is for showing the difference between those tenses.

CJ
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CalifJimPreciousJonesDid the scenarios I presented help you to understand the difference between situations where we use the simple past and situations where we use the present perfect? Did those little scenes help a lot? A little? Not at all?I'm just interested in seeing how effective that technique is for showing the difference between those tenses.CJ
Yes, i
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PreciousJones Did is used when a situation is more than likely already accomplished, whereas have is a pending situation or a work in progress, but it all depends on the circumstance. Am I on the right track here?
You got it! This distinction is tough for English learners, and it will take a lot a practice with different situations to get used to it, but I th
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