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Mohineesh Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

confused with went n got

Why we use went to have food
Why cannot we use went to had food
Like wise I went to see the doctor
Whats the grammar behind this?
And why we say pant got torn when got is not a helping verb!
  

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mohineesh Why do we use " went to have food "? Why cannot we use " went to had food "? The form 'to have' is the infinitive form, not a present-tense form.

  • mohineesh Why do we use " went to have food "?
  • Why cannot we use " went to had food "?
  • The form 'to have' is the infinitive form, not a present-tense form.
  • mohineesh And why do we say "My pant s got torn when " got " is not a helping verb ?
  • 'Get' means 'become' Your pants can get/become wet, dirty, torn, etc.
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mohineeshWhy do we use "went to have food"? Why cannot we use "went to had food"?
The form 'to have' is the infinitive form, not a present-tense form.
mohineeshAnd why do we say "My pants got torn when "got" is not a helping verb?
'Get' means 'bec
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thanks alot sir for the guidance!
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Hi mohineesh
Begin the sentence with a capital letter and I is always capitalized when it occurs alone.

Thanks a lot for the guidance.

(I very much appreciate it.)

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