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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Give or gave?

Hello
In the following sentence would you use the word give or gave, and why?
"What did she (gave/give) you for your birthday?

I need to know why pure grammatic why you ute the other one instead of...

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The past tense of give is gave . When you add what is necessary for the question or the negative, the base form of the verb is used. I gave her a present.

— Philip

  • The past tense of give is gave .
  • When you add what is necessary for the question or the negative, the base form of the verb is used.
  • I gave her a present.
  • I didn't give her a present.
  • Did you give her a present?
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The past tense of give is gave. When you add what is necessary for the question or the negative, the base form of the verb is used. I gave her a present. I didn't give her a present. Did you give her a present?
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When you use the auxiliary verb 'do', you need to follow it with the base or infinitive form of the main verb,
eg She gave me a gift.
eg She did not give me a gift.
eg She did not give me a gift, but she did give me a smile.
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Did I give to you on yesterday? Is that correct grammar
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What did she give you for your birthday?is correct.Questions should always be framed with present form of the verb. .
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Can someone explain why give is appropriate in the first question but gave is appropriate in the second question? "Did he give her a present?" "Do you know if he gave her a present?"

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