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Wotafaq Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Using irregular verbs

Hello, I'm just wondering, may i use "I did eat" instead "I ate" ? "I did work" "I worked"

what's the difference? thanks for answering, appreciated
  

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wotafaq Hello, I'm just wondering, may i use "I did eat" instead "I ate" ? "I did work" "I worked" what's the difference? thanks for answering, appreciated Yes.

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  • wotafaq Hello, I'm just wondering, may i use "I did eat" instead "I ate" ?
  • "I did work" "I worked" what's the difference?
  • thanks for answering, appreciated Yes.
  • You may say it if you want to give stress to the action you did or when one doubts if you did that work.
  • I did work.
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wotafaqHello, I'm just wondering, may i use "I did eat" instead "I ate" ? "I did work" "I worked"
what's the difference? thanks for answering, appreciated
Yes. You may say it if you want to give stress to the action you did or when one doubts if you did that work.

I did work. =( Stresses that you did it)

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We often use auxiliary word to emphasize or prove the truth of something in conversation. For instance:

A: I heard he had a bet with John that he could eat 10 Ramons. I don't believe it!

B: It's true; he did finish eating 10 bowls of Ramon.

A: I heard from Mary that you've worked for Google at long l
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Yes, you may. When you want to emphazise that you did it...to stress it out..

I studied for the test. (you stated it)

I did study for the test. (you make emphasis)
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wotafaq... may I use "I did eat" instead "I ate" ?
Yes, but limit it to cases where you want to contradict someone who claims the opposite.

- You did not eat!

- Yes, I did eat!

CJ
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