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Radovan Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
past simple of have (didn´t have vs. hadn´t, did she have? vs. had she?)
Hi, how is it with the past simple negative and question of "have" , please?
I always use "didn´t have" and "did I/yout/he/she have?", just like with any other verb.
What about the forms "hadn´t", and "had I/she/you?" ? Are the incorrect? Correct but rare? Correct but old-fashioned? Outdated? Would they be accepted at Cambridge PET, or Cambridge First?
examples:
"It´s a free country, " said Agatha. "Anyway, she hadn´t much to say. ......"
"What had she to fear?"
"He is married and his wife hadn´t a clue what he was up to, so ..." (all examples from the book Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage, by M.C.Beaton)
Thank you for your comments.
I always use "didn´t have" and "did I/yout/he/she have?", just like with any other verb.
What about the forms "hadn´t", and "had I/she/you?" ? Are the incorrect? Correct but rare? Correct but old-fashioned? Outdated? Would they be accepted at Cambridge PET, or Cambridge First?
examples:
"It´s a free country, " said Agatha. "Anyway, she hadn´t much to say. ......"
"What had she to fear?"
"He is married and his wife hadn´t a clue what he was up to, so ..." (all examples from the book Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage, by M.C.Beaton)
Thank you for your comments.
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", just like with any other verb. That's fine. You won't get into trouble if you do it that way.
- ", just like with any other verb.
- That's fine.
- You won't get into trouble if you do it that way.
- " ?
- Are the incorrect?
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radovanI always use "didn´t have" and "did I/yout/he/she have?", just like with any other verb.That's fine. You won't get into trouble if you do it that way.
radovanWhat about the forms "hadn´t", and "had I/she/you?" ? Are the incorrect?They are correct. They are used more in BrE than in AmE.
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