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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Past tenses..
when "DID NOT" is used in sentence do we use simple present tense with it or past tense??
Which of these is appropriate- "DID NOT FIND or DID NOT FOUND"??
Which of these is appropriate- "DID NOT FIND or DID NOT FOUND"??
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You use the basic, dictionary or infinitive form of the verb. It is 'do' (or in my 3rd example 'will') that has tense: He doesn't find it. He didn't find it.
- You use the basic, dictionary or infinitive form of the verb.
- It is 'do' (or in my 3rd example 'will') that has tense: He doesn't find it.
- He didn't find it.
- He won't find it.
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You use the basic, dictionary or infinitive form of the verb. It is 'do' (or in my 3rd example 'will') that has tense:
He doesn't find it.
He didn't find it.
He won't find it.
He doesn't find it.
He didn't find it.
He won't find it.
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