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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

had & have

which of the following is correct and why?

did you had something?
did you have something?

the above is about eating something
  

Top answer

' did you had something ' is wrong because 'did' in questions has to be followed by bare infinitive ('base form' of the verb). Did you have something? -> correct ('have' is the 'base form', 'had' is the past simple form).

  • ' did you had something ' is wrong because 'did' in questions has to be followed by bare infinitive ('base form' of the verb).
  • Did you have something?
  • -> correct ('have' is the 'base form', 'had' is the past simple form).
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'did you had something' is wrong because 'did' in questions has to be followed by bare infinitive ('base form' of the verb).
Did you have something? -> correct ('have' is the 'base form', 'had' is the past simple form).

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