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Silak12 Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Don't vs didn't understand?

Hi, everyone.

Could you tell me which one of the following is correct?

I didn't understand what you have just said.

I don't understand what you just said.

Thanks!

  

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It is a slightly awkward question to answer since you have changed two things, but one change does not seem to entail the other, or to necessarily be related to the other. These would be typical: I didn't understand what you just said. I don't understand what you just said.

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  • It is a slightly awkward question to answer since you have changed two things, but one change does not seem to entail the other, or to necessarily be related to the other.
  • These would be typical: I didn't understand what you just said.
  • I don't understand what you just said.
  • As you will know, "I didn't understand" refers to past understanding, whereas "I don't understand" refers to present understanding, but because "just said" anyway implies a very recent event, there may be no important difference between the two.
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It is a slightly awkward question to answer since you have changed two things, but one change does not seem to entail the other, or to necessarily be related to the other. These would be typical:

I didn't understand what you just said.
I don't understand what you just said.

As you will know, "I didn't understand" refers to past understanding, whereas "I don't unde

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