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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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She did not have a nice handwriting . Why we have used "have" after did not as "she" is a singular person ? Why we have not used "has "?
  

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” Also called auxiliary verbs, they help the main verb in a sentence form questions, negatives, and some verb tenses. The general rule is that when a helping verb is used in a sentence, it is the helping verb that takes the tense, while the main verb takes its base form (the infinitive of the verb without the “to,” as in “make” from the infinitive “to make”). “Do” in particular is used to (a) indicate questions, (b) indicate the negative of a statement, and (c) emphasize a statement.

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  • ” Also called auxiliary verbs, they help the main verb in a sentence form questions, negatives, and some verb tenses.
  • The general rule is that when a helping verb is used in a sentence, it is the helping verb that takes the tense, while the main verb takes its base form (the infinitive of the verb without the “to,” as in “make” from the infinitive “to make”).
  • “Do” in particular is used to (a) indicate questions, (b) indicate the negative of a statement, and (c) emphasize a statement.
  • ” In both the past and present tense, it is the helping verb “do” that takes the tense.
  • The main verb “take” doesn’t take the tense and remains in its base form.
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English has three primary helping verbs—“do,” “be,” and “have.” Also called auxiliary verbs, they help the main verb in a sentence form questions, negatives, and some verb tenses. The general rule is that when a helping verb is used in a sentence, it is the helping verb that takes the tense, while the main verb takes its base form (the infinitive of the verb without the “to,” as in “make” from the
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AnonymousWhy we have used "have" after did not as "she" is a singular person ?
Because the word "did" is there.

"do", "does", and "did" cancel the rules for singular and plural for the following verb.

Does she go? Not Does she goes?
Did he know? Not Did he knows?
The student did not hear the annou
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