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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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0Could anyone tell me the difference between the two sentence:02br
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001. Why 01b00have02b00 you not completed the work till now? &02br
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002. Why 01b00did 02b00you not completed the work till now?02br
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00Please answer..02br
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00Kundan0-
  

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02br 02br 00Why have you not (Why haven't you) completed the work until now? 02br 02br 00Why did you not (Why didn't you) complete the work until now? 0-

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  • 02br 02br 00Why have you not (Why haven't you) completed the work until now?
  • 02br 02br 00Why did you not (Why didn't you) complete the work until now?
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0The first is correct and the second is incorrect.02br
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00If the second were changed to "Why didn't you complete the work until now?", there would be a difference in meaning.02br
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00Why have you not (Why haven't you) completed the work until now? = suggests that the work took longer than expected.02br
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00Why did you not (Why
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102. Why 11b10did 12b10you not completed the work till now?12br
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10Why 01b00did 02b00you not 01b00complete (the verb after 'did' should be 'complete')02
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