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Viswanath89 Posted 8 years ago
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Please help me in understanding the difference between "Did not" and "have not"?
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"did not" must be followed by the plain form of the verb. This is the simple past tense. did not know; did not see; did not want "have not" must be followed by the past participle.
- "did not" must be followed by the plain form of the verb.
- This is the simple past tense.
- did not know; did not see; did not want "have not" must be followed by the past participle.
- This is the present perfect tense.
- have not known; have not seen; have not wanted The simple past presents an action as finished and detached from the present moment.
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"did not" must be followed by the plain form of the verb. This is the simple past tense.
did not know; did not see; did not want
"have not" must be followed by the past participle. This is the present perfect tense.
have not known; have not seen; have not wanted
The simple past presents an action as finished and detached from the present moment. The present perfec
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