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Anonymous Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

Past tense

Hi,

What is correct - a) “Did you see what your sister did?” or b) “Did you see what your sister does?” Sister’s action took place in the past. Can “did” be used twice in the same sentence?

  

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anonymous Can “did” be used twice in the same sentence? Yes. This is a good grammatical sentence.

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  • anonymous Can “did” be used twice in the same sentence?
  • Yes.
  • This is a good grammatical sentence.
  • a) Did 1 you see what your sister did 2 ?
  • 1.
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anonymousCan “did” be used twice in the same sentence?

Yes. This is a good grammatical sentence.

a) Did1 you see what your sister did2?

1. Did is an auxiliary verb required for interrogative sentences.

2. Do is a lexic

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anonymousWhat is correct - a) “Did you see what your sister did?” or b) “Did you see what your sister does?”

They are both correct, but b is unlikely. I'm sure you mean sentence a.

anonymousSister’s action took place in the past. Can “did” be used twice in the same sentence?

Yes. You have to use it twice here. Inci

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anonymousDid you see what your sister did?

OK

anonymousDid you see what your sister does?

No. Use something like these:

Do you know what your sister does (when she's hungry)?
Are you aware of what your sister does (if she's angry)?
Find out what your sister does after she has lunch.

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