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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Got / Did Get

Is there a difference in the meaning of these two phrases?

"Yes, I got your message."
"Yes, I did get your message."

Are both of these phrases in Simple Past Tense?
Is there a variation in the meaning of these sentences between American and British English?
  

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The use of the helping verb "to do" doesn't change the tense of the sentence. It's used when you need to make a sentence negative, or when you want to ask a question, or when you wish to emphasize the positive nature of the statement, as in the example you present. I did not get your message.

— Avangi

  • The use of the helping verb "to do" doesn't change the tense of the sentence.
  • It's used when you need to make a sentence negative, or when you want to ask a question, or when you wish to emphasize the positive nature of the statement, as in the example you present.
  • I did not get your message.
  • Did you get my message?
  • I really did get your message!
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The use of the helping verb "to do" doesn't change the tense of the sentence.

It's used when you need to make a sentence negative, or when you want to ask a question, or when you wish to emphasize the positive nature of the statement, as in the example you present.

I did not get your message.

Did you get my message?

I really did get your messag
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AnonymousIs there a difference in the meaning of these two phrases?

"Yes, I got your message."
"Yes, I did get your message."
The difference is in emphasis. The second is emphatic.
AnonymousAre both of these phrases in Simple Past Tense?
Yes, but some grammarians use the term Emphatic Simple Past for the s
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If the sentence the question is "did you get my message?"
So it suppose to answer it like this "yes, I did get your message"
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AnonymousIf the sentence the question is "did you get my message?"So it suppose to answer it like this "yes, I did get your message"
Not exactly. The answer can be Yes, I did or Yes, I got your message.

The emphatic form is more often used to deny a negative claim.

— You didn't get my message, did you?
— Yes, I did. I did
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"Yes, I did get your message
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