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Napoleonponapa Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Inverse Question

1) You came here yesterday, didn't you?

2) You come here yesterday, didn't you?

which one is grammatically correct?

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Top answer

napoleonponapa 1) You came here yesterday, didn't you? --Corrrect. 2) You come here yesterday, didn't you?

— Doll

  • napoleonponapa 1) You came here yesterday, didn't you?
  • --Corrrect.
  • 2) You come here yesterday, didn't you?
  • ---Wrong.
  • You can't use the simple present tense with a past tense in tag questions.
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napoleonponapa
1) You came here yesterday, didn't you? --Corrrect.

2) You come here yesterday, didn't you? ---Wrong. You can't use the simple present tense with a past tense in tag questions. You come here, don't you? will be correct though.

which one is grammatically correct?

thanks



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Thanks!

I'm still confused about this kind of questions:

1) Didn't you come here yesterday ?

2) You come here yesterday, didn't you?

Aren't they the same questions but just the different way of writting?

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They seem so but in the second sentence you want a confirmation from your friend. The speaker seems to know the truth but in the first sentence it is just a question. You can read a different comment from someone else.
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napoleonponapa
1) Didn't you come here yesterday ?

2) You come here yesterday, didn't you?


A lot of questions in this nature can not be explained and understood by simple Q/A dialogs.

Learners have to gain the finer understanding through reading and escalated exposures.

#1 bears a tone which suggests that the quest
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