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Lucas21c Posted 10 years ago
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Ever
Could you tell me what the difference is between the following sentences? Thank you.
1. Didn't you ever get tired?
2. Don't you ever get tired?
3. Haven't you ever get tired?
1. Didn't you ever get tired?
2. Don't you ever get tired?
3. Haven't you ever get tired?
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#1 is asking about what used to happen in the past. #2 is asking about what happens generally, at any time. ".
- #1 is asking about what used to happen in the past.
- #2 is asking about what happens generally, at any time.
- ".
- It is asking whether this has happened (at least once) at any time up to the present.
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#1 is asking about what used to happen in the past.
#2 is asking about what happens generally, at any time.
#3 should be "Haven't you ever got tired?". It is asking whether this has happened (at least once) at any time up to the present.
#2 is asking about what happens generally, at any time.
#3 should be "Haven't you ever got tired?". It is asking whether this has happened (at least once) at any time up to the present.
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What's throwing you off? The word "ever" or the tenses?
lucas21c1. Didn't you ever get tired?Did you not, at some/any point in the past, experience/feel tiredness?
lucas21c2. Don't you ever get tired?Do you not, at one point or another (these days/now/in the present), experience/feel tiredness?
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