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Kingston123 Posted 8 years ago
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Please tell the difference between this two questions

Why does Richie always refer things to cricket?

Why did Richie always refer things to cricket?

  

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The first one is asking about Richie's present behaviour. The second one is asking about Richie's past behaviour. That much should be obvious to you, I think.

  • The first one is asking about Richie's present behaviour.
  • The second one is asking about Richie's past behaviour.
  • That much should be obvious to you, I think.
  • "refer things to cricket" may be correct, but it also has the appearance of something that could be an error if written by a non-native speaker.
  • I would need more context.
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The first one is asking about Richie's present behaviour. The second one is asking about Richie's past behaviour. That much should be obvious to you, I think.

"refer things to cricket" may be correct, but it also has the appearance of something that could be an error if written by a non-native speaker. I would need more context. Is it a sentence that you wrote yourself?

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