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Rashi3278 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Tense

In the sentence - I didn't have any notes, had instead of have should be used or not as the sentence is in past?

Also if I am asking someone What you have been upto the exactly what am I asking. And if I ask How have you been then is it anyway different question?
  

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"Didn't" is the correctly inflected, finite past tense helping verb. The main verb, "to have," remains in the base form. We won't have any bread until next week.

— Avangi

  • "Didn't" is the correctly inflected, finite past tense helping verb.
  • The main verb, "to have," remains in the base form.
  • We won't have any bread until next week.
  • ) John had my notes yesterday.
  • " is used to inquire about both the state of one's health and the state of his affairs.
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"Didn't" is the correctly inflected, finite past tense helping verb.
The main verb, "to have," remains in the base form.
We won't have any bread until next week. (The "have" does not change.)
John had my notes yesterday. (no helping verb)

'What have you been up to?" means, "What are your recent activities?"

"How have you been?" means,
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That's a confusing mess, isn't it?

When "do" is used as a helping verb (did, does, didn't, don't, doesn't), it does the work of showing the tense. The main verb appears as the bare infinitive, or base form.

He does love you!
He didn't love you.
We don't love you.
They didn't love you.
They do love you.

The "love" doesn't change for diff
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