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Thanhdatnguyen thanhdatnguyen Posted 5 years ago
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hiii, I have a problem with this sentence, I've found it on TikTok pleaseeeeee help me:

there aren't any sentences before, they just started and said:

" oh, you broke up with her? "
why do they use a simple past in this sentence without a specific time ????

  

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thanhdatnguyen thanhdatnguyen why do they use a simple past in this sentence without a specific time ???? Past tense does not need any specific time. It is sometime, probably recent, past.

  • thanhdatnguyen thanhdatnguyen why do they use a simple past in this sentence without a specific time ????
  • Past tense does not need any specific time.
  • It is sometime, probably recent, past.
  • The TikTokers do not speak standard English.
  • They speak "teenager English" which is replete with non-standard grammar.
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thanhdatnguyen thanhdatnguyenwhy do they use a simple past in this sentence without a specific time ????

Past tense does not need any specific time. It is sometime, probably recent, past.

The TikTokers do not speak standard English. They speak "teenager English" which is replete with non-standard grammar. It could be:

1. Did you break up with he

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