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JesterLegacy Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Does he....?

Is this sentence grammatically correct?
Does he stop doing that?

Because I often hear people using "Did he stop doing that?"
  

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Does he stop doing that? Grammatically, yes, but it is an artificial construct; its uses are limited. " Yes, we do.

— Mister Micawber

  • Does he stop doing that?
  • Grammatically, yes, but it is an artificial construct; its uses are limited.
  • " Yes, we do.
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JesterLegacyIs this sentence grammatically correct?Does he stop doing that?
Grammatically, yes, but it is an artificial construct; its uses are limited.
JesterLegacyBecause I often hear people using "Did he stop doing that?"
Yes, we do.
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JesterLegacyBecause I often hear people using "Did he stop doing that?"
It is because the "stop" action is almost always in the past.
In the present, you cannot observe a "stop" action, because it is finished as soon as it happens.
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