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Mr. Tom Posted 6 years ago
Vocabulary
Use of 'how dare you'
Hi
Can we use past tense with the phrase 'how dare you'?
How dare you said that!
How dare you parked your car here!
Thanks,
Tom
Top answer
No. Use the base form of the verb after "dare".
- No.
- Use the base form of the verb after "dare".
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Mr. TomCan we use past tense with the phrase 'how dare you'?
How dare you said that!
How dare you parked your car here!
No. (The word after "How dare you" is an infinitive, not inflectable.)
"How did you dare ~" is possible, but loses the idiomatic force of "How dare you".
(Cross-posted.)
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Mr. TomCan we use past tense with the phrase 'how dare you'?
How dare you said that!
How dare you parked your car here!
In a word, "no".
However, you can use the following very cumbersome but correct construction, if you dare:
How dare you have said that!
How dare you have parked your car here!
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