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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Use of haven't and did
Which is correct? When to use either of them?
I haven't made a mistake
I didn't make a mistake
I haven't made a mistake
I didn't make a mistake
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I haven't is present tense, meaning you haven't made the mistake right now. ' This is a situation happening right now. ' You didn't make the mistake earlier; you're talking about something which happened in the past.
- I haven't is present tense, meaning you haven't made the mistake right now.
- ' This is a situation happening right now.
- ' You didn't make the mistake earlier; you're talking about something which happened in the past.
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I haven't is present tense, meaning you haven't made the mistake right now.
For example, 'This is wrong' - 'I haven't made a mistake!'
This is a situation happening right now.
Where as I didn't is past tense
'Your test was wrong' - 'Why, I didn't make a mistake!'
You didn't make the mistake earlier; you're talking about something which happened in the past.
For example, 'This is wrong' - 'I haven't made a mistake!'
This is a situation happening right now.
Where as I didn't is past tense
'Your test was wrong' - 'Why, I didn't make a mistake!'
You didn't make the mistake earlier; you're talking about something which happened in the past.
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