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Whatchadoin Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Didn't/hasnt

Imagine that I just got back from school.

She hasn't gone to school today, too.
She didn't go to school today, too.

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She wasn't at home today, too.
She hasn't been at school today, too.

Which ones are correct in this case?
  

Top answer

The simple past is correct. But the situation only makes sense if you didn't go to school. A: I didn't go to school today.

— AlpheccaStars

  • The simple past is correct.
  • But the situation only makes sense if you didn't go to school.
  • A: I didn't go to school today.
  • She didn't gone to school today, either .
  • B: She wasn't at home today, nor was she at school.
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The simple past is correct. But the situation only makes sense if you didn't go to school.
A:
I didn't go to school today.
She didn't gone to school today, either.

B:
She wasn't at home today, nor was she at school. I don't know where she was.
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AlpheccaStarseither.
Is 'too' wrong with negative statements?
AlpheccaStars But the situation only makes sense if you didn't go to school.
But what if I got back from school and she wasn't there?
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Imagine that I just got back from school.

She hasn't gone to school today, too.
She didn't go to school today, too.
whatchadoinIs 'too' wrong with negative statements?
The two sentences together say that I was at school today (because I just got back), BUT she did not go to school today.
The "too" would mean that I didn't go, and she also didn'
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