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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
How do you know vs how did you know
which one is correct to say ..? (a or b ) in the 3 examples bellow :
1] when someone says "Your name is Becca,right"
a- how did u know ; b-how do u know
2] or when someone says " You were drunk last night" how are you supposed to answer ?
a-how do you know ; b-how did you know
3] orr "Your going out with him,arent u"
a- how do you know ; b- how did you know
..i just dont get the difference ! Is there any difference at all ? i mean does it matter which one you use ?
1] when someone says "Your name is Becca,right"
a- how did u know ; b-how do u know
2] or when someone says " You were drunk last night" how are you supposed to answer ?
a-how do you know ; b-how did you know
3] orr "Your going out with him,arent u"
a- how do you know ; b- how did you know
..i just dont get the difference ! Is there any difference at all ? i mean does it matter which one you use ?
Top answer
Both answers are correct. If you are going to write rather than speak them, however, you must correct all your spelling and punctuation errors.
- Both answers are correct.
- If you are going to write rather than speak them, however, you must correct all your spelling and punctuation errors.
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Both answers are correct. If you are going to write rather than speak them, however, you must correct all your spelling and punctuation errors.
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For the purposes of most casual conversational situations such as those you describe, the idiomatic answer is "How did you know?" It confirms the information just revealed and expresses a little surprise that the other person knew that information.
In contrast, and in other situations, "How do you know?" can be a bit of a challenge. It may show that you doubt that the other person know
In contrast, and in other situations, "How do you know?" can be a bit of a challenge. It may show that you doubt that the other person know
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