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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Ride or rode

Do I put ride/rode in the following sentence and why? Is the sentence correct?

Lets me see how many miles I rode my bike for?

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You need past tense (rode) because the riding happened in the past. The riding is finished, now he want's to see how far he rode the bike. Anonymous Do I put ride/rode in the following sentence and why?

— Skrej

  • You need past tense (rode) because the riding happened in the past.
  • The riding is finished, now he want's to see how far he rode the bike.
  • Anonymous Do I put ride/rode in the following sentence and why?
  • Is the sentence correct?
  • Let s me see how many miles I rode my bike for?
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You need past tense (rode) because the riding happened in the past. The riding is finished, now he want's to see how far he rode the bike.
AnonymousDo I put ride/rode in the following sentence and why? Is the sentence correct?

Lets me see how many miles I rode my bike for?
Almo
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Oh dear. Grammar advice from a person who "want's to see how far he rode..."
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AnonymousDo I put ride/rode in the following sentence and why? Is the sentence correct?
Lets me see how many miles I rode my bike for?
You can use either one in that sentence because it has no other cues by which the listener is forced to put it in past time or future time.

Let's see how many miles I ride my bike. (in the future) (I have
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