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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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I still got the answer wrong

'I spent hours doing that problem and I still got the answer wrong.'

My question is 'I still got' a Past Simple Tense?
  

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" Yes. 'still' is an adverb, so it has no effect on the verb tense. CJ

— CalifJim

  • " Yes.
  • 'still' is an adverb, so it has no effect on the verb tense.
  • CJ
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AnonymousMy question is "Is 'I still got' a Past Simple Tense?"
Yes. 'still' is an adverb, so it has no effect on the verb tense.

CJ
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Thank you. And If I would say 'I spent hours doing that problem and I still got the wrong answer.' . Would it be correct and natural? In my first sentence I said 'the answer wrong'.
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It's no problem either way.

CJ
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I don't quite understand. 1st and 2nd sentence is correct and natural, right?

1. I spent hours doing that problem and I still got the answer wrong.
2. I spent hours doing that problem and I still got the wrong answer.
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AnonymousBoth the 1st and 2nd sentence are correct and natural, right?
Right.

CJ
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Anonymousthe answer wrong.
wrong is an adverb.
Anonymousthe wrong answer.
wrong is an adjective.
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