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Lokon Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Do they mean the same ?
I never have play guitar.
I have never had play guitar.
Do they express the same meaning ?
I have never had play guitar.
Do they express the same meaning ?
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lokon Do they express the same meaning ? Lokon! You have not written these correctly.
- lokon Do they express the same meaning ?
- Lokon!
- You have not written these correctly.
- They don't express any meaning.
- You want this: I have never play ed guitar.
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lokonDo they express the same meaning ?Lokon!
You have not written these correctly. They don't express any meaning.
You want this:
I have never played guitar.
CJ
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I agree. Neither of these examples is correct.
"I have never played guitar." is correct. It means that, at no point in your life, have you ever played the guitar.
"I have never played guitar." is correct. It means that, at no point in your life, have you ever played the guitar.
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HI.
Am I wrong because I use play (noun) instead of played (Adjective) ?
Are all regular noun + ed = adjective form ?
I.E. :
Play - played
Watch - Watched
Use - Used
...
Please advice.
Am I wrong because I use play (noun) instead of played (Adjective) ?
Are all regular noun + ed = adjective form ?
I.E. :
Play - played
Watch - Watched
Use - Used
...
Please advice.
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lokonAm I wrong because I use play (noun) instead of played (Adjective) ?Yes. You used play instead of played.
But both of them are verb forms, not nouns or adjectives.
Verbs have a present tense form, like play, and a past tense form, like played.
Present - play (verb)
Past - played (verb)
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Hi Lokon;
You have mixed the terms:
noun - a person, place or thing: Shakespeare (n.) wrote many plays (n., plural).
verb - a word that expresses action or state: He plays (v.) the role of Hamlet in Shakespeare's play.
Verbs have 4 parts:
infinitive: play, go, do...
past: played, went, did...
past participle: played, gone, done...
You have mixed the terms:
noun - a person, place or thing: Shakespeare (n.) wrote many plays (n., plural).
verb - a word that expresses action or state: He plays (v.) the role of Hamlet in Shakespeare's play.
Verbs have 4 parts:
infinitive: play, go, do...
past: played, went, did...
past participle: played, gone, done...
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Here is my understanding, correct me if I'm wrong.
"I never have played guitar"
We use played because it's leaded by Have, which is the past partciple, and so it's right to use played ?
"I never have played guitar"
We use played because it's leaded by Have, which is the past partciple, and so it's right to use played ?
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Yes, indeed.
The tenses that use the verb have are called the perfect tenses.
The present perfect tense uses the present tense of have + past participle of the main verb.
(be) I have been sick.
(sing) She has sung the National Anthem.
(play) We have played baseball.
The past perfect tense uses the past tense of have (= h
The tenses that use the verb have are called the perfect tenses.
The present perfect tense uses the present tense of have + past participle of the main verb.
(be) I have been sick.
(sing) She has sung the National Anthem.
(play) We have played baseball.
The past perfect tense uses the past tense of have (= h
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Hi.
Are you allowed to take the test ?
No, you are not allowed.
What about this one ? I can't figure it out, please elaborate.
Are you allowed to take the test ?
No, you are not allowed.
What about this one ? I can't figure it out, please elaborate.
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These are passive voice, which also uses the -ed verb form:
I was not allowed (by my grandmother) to tease her dog. (passive voice)
My grandmother did not allow me to tease her dog. (active voice)
I was not allowed (by my grandmother) to tease her dog. (passive voice)
My grandmother did not allow me to tease her dog. (active voice)
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