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Rajesh jain Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

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Is it correct? Why did all the customers at the Red Lion have to pay for their beer that week?
  

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Yes, it's fine.

  • Yes, it's fine.
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Sounds good to my ear...
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But shouldn't it be "had to pay"
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Hi,

No. If the auxiliary did is present in the question, then a verb in present should be used.

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hI,

No. If the auxiliary did is present in the question, then a verb in present should be used.

It's not 'the verb in present',. It's the infinitive form of the verb.
eg
The customers had to pay.
Why did the cus
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I agree. You don't use the verb in present; you use the infinitive form of the main verb.
Thank you for correcting me, Clive. It's always good to learn something every day. Now I can sleep well...

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