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Pleasehelp Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Happened/happen

Did the pinky/toe injury happen to everybody? Or:

Did the pinky/toe injury happened to everybody?

Since did is in the past tense shouldn't it be happened? But it sounds kind of weird...
  

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Please think a bit more, PH– you should know this. In fact, you have had this explained to you in previous posts. Where is the past tense marker in each sentence?

— Mister Micawber

  • Please think a bit more, PH– you should know this.
  • In fact, you have had this explained to you in previous posts.
  • Where is the past tense marker in each sentence?
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Please think a bit more, PH– you should know this. In fact, you have had this explained to you in previous posts. Where is the past tense marker in each sentence?
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Mister MicawberWhere is the past tense marker in each sentence?
I don't even know what a past tense marker is.....

I think it should be happened but when I say it out loud it sounds kind of iffy...?
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Well, then, what does 'did' mean?
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Did is the past tense of do...
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Very good. And how do you make a yes/no question with 'do' and 'did'? Please give me some short examples.
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Mister MicawberVery good. And how do you make a yes/no question with 'do' and 'did'? Please give me some short examples.

Do you like apples?

Did you go to the Sadie Hawkins dance?
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Perfect! Now apply that grammar to your original sentences.
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I still don't know...

Did the pinky toe injury happen to everybody?

But did is in the past tense so shouldn't happen also be?
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You don't learn very fast, do you? Please re-read our recent posts: they contain the rule.
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What's the rule? I'm not a very good learner...
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