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Sekhar5 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Tensed about tense
Can we use both helping verb and verb in past tense in a sentence??
such as
He didn't came.
If it is wrong suggest me the correct one.
such as
He didn't came.
If it is wrong suggest me the correct one.
Top answer
No. Only one verb in the verb phrase exhibits finite tense. He came.
- No.
- Only one verb in the verb phrase exhibits finite tense.
- He came.
- He didn't come.
- He won't come .
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No. Only one verb in the verb phrase exhibits finite tense.
He came.
He didn't come.
He won't come.
He hasn't come.
He came.
He didn't come.
He won't come.
He hasn't come.
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sekhar5Can we use both helping verb and verb in past tense in a sentence??No. Only the first verb marks the tense as 'past'.
didn't is the past of doesn't so you have already marked the verb phrase as past. You can't mark it as past again by using came instead of come.
You can only mark one verb as past i
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sekhar5What is meant by finite tense???A finite verb is one that can change in a sentence to show different times. In the sentences below, 'do' is finite because it can change from past to present in the sentence. 'Come' is infinite ( not finite) because it remains the same in different times:
He didn't come.
He doesn't come.
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