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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
DIDNT KNOW please help
I didn't know you lived in California.
I didn't know you live in California.
Correct me if im wrong but I feel that the two above means you still live in California, isnt it?
But sometimes I hear people use the first one to say they had lived in California before.
If you had lived in California at one point in time, aren't you supposed to use,
"I didn't know you had lived in California."?
I didn't know you live in California.
Correct me if im wrong but I feel that the two above means you still live in California, isnt it?
But sometimes I hear people use the first one to say they had lived in California before.
If you had lived in California at one point in time, aren't you supposed to use,
"I didn't know you had lived in California."?
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Hi Anon, Yes, you're right. Saying 'I didn't know you had lived in California' would make it clear that you are referring to a time in the finished past. However, the broader context will often make the time frame clear, and thus you might sometimes hear 'I didn't know you lived in California' used to mean the same thing in casual conversation.
- Hi Anon, Yes, you're right.
- Saying 'I didn't know you had lived in California' would make it clear that you are referring to a time in the finished past.
- However, the broader context will often make the time frame clear, and thus you might sometimes hear 'I didn't know you lived in California' used to mean the same thing in casual conversation.
- It's also possible that you are simply not hearing the contraction of the word ' had ' (you' d ).
- That can be hard to hear sometimes.
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Hi Anon,
Yes, you're right. Saying 'I didn't know you had lived in California' would make it clear that you are referring to a time in the finished past. However, the broader context will often make the time frame clear, and thus you might sometimes hear 'I didn't know you lived in California' used to mean the same thing in casual conversation.
It's also possible that you
Yes, you're right. Saying 'I didn't know you had lived in California' would make it clear that you are referring to a time in the finished past. However, the broader context will often make the time frame clear, and thus you might sometimes hear 'I didn't know you lived in California' used to mean the same thing in casual conversation.
It's also possible that you
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But what if you still live in California at present, can you use "I didn't know you lived in California."?
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