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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

made or make

Hi there, which word do I use "made or make" in the following sentence? and why please? Thank you

She almost made it. or She almost make it.

Also is this sentence correct?

If you had it. I won't have it anymore
  

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1. " -- This is fine grammatically, but, as a standalone sentence (with nothing following "makes it"), it's a relatively unusual thing to want to say in the present tense. It could be appropriate though -- I'd need to see the context to tell.

— Mr Wordy

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  • " -- This is fine grammatically, but, as a standalone sentence (with nothing following "makes it"), it's a relatively unusual thing to want to say in the present tense.
  • It could be appropriate though -- I'd need to see the context to tell.
  • "She almost make it" is wrong.
  • 2.
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1. Past tense: "She almost made it."

Present tense: "She almost makes it." -- This is fine grammatically, but, as a standalone sentence (with nothing following "makes it"), it's a relatively unusual thing to want to say in the present tense. It could be appropriate though -- I'd need to see the context to tell.

"She almost make it" is wrong.

2. If
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If you take it (from me), I won't have it anymore.
If you took it (from me), I wouldn't have it anymore.
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