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Yellowstarstruck Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Tenses

Hi. Number 2 and 4 are wrong aren't they? Thanks, Fulvio

1. I did so but did I have to?

2. I did so but do I have to?

3. I have done so but did I have to?

4. I have done so but do I have to?

  

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yellowstarstruck 1. I did so, but did I have to? 2.

— GPY

  • yellowstarstruck 1.
  • I did so, but did I have to?
  • 2.
  • I did so, but do I have to?
  • 3.
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yellowstarstruck1. I did so, but did I have to?
2. I did so, but do I have to?
3. I have done so, but did I have to?
4. I have done so, but do I have to?

I would put commas in these, as above. None of these sentences seem tremendously likely in ordinary everyday English. As far as the mixed tenses in (2) and (4) are concerned, I suppose that the

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