Did get
I did get a call from the potential customer.
I got a call from the potential customer.
What is the difference between "did get" and "got "?
When can we use "did plus verb " I wrote in the first sentence?
Top answer
did plus verb is used like that to add emphasis. eg Salesman: I called the customer yesterday. Manager: The customer claims you didn't .
- did plus verb is used like that to add emphasis.
- eg Salesman: I called the customer yesterday.
- Manager: The customer claims you didn't .
- Salesman: I did call him yesterday.
- I did!
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did plus verb is used like that to add emphasis.
eg
Salesman: I called the customer yesterday.
Manager: The customer claims you didn't.
Salesman: I did call him yesterday. I did!
Clive
0Hi
The word 'did' can be put in front of a verb to emphasize the meaning:
- I don't believe you've made any useful customer contacts
- No, I did get a call from a potential customer
Or
- I have climbed a 3,000 metre mountain. I really did climb it
Hope this helps
Dave
0kumenglishWhat is the difference between "did get" and "got "?
The form with do (do, does, did) is used to contradict a negative. The do form is stressed with the voice.
— You didn't get a call.
— Yes, I did get a call.
It may also be used to contradict another element of a sentence.
— Did you get a c
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