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Newguest Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

What did you do/you did

Hi

I want you to write about the most important things. What happened and what did you do. What places did you visit?

--- Shouldn't it be "What happened and what you did" or maybe "what you were doing"?
  

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The auxiliary verbs (do, be) carry the indicator of person and time. What did you do? What were you doing?

— Philip

  • The auxiliary verbs (do, be) carry the indicator of person and time.
  • What did you do?
  • What were you doing?
  • What happen ed is the simple past and is correct in your sentence.
  • What places did you visit is also correct.
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The auxiliary verbs (do, be) carry the indicator of person and time. What did you do? What were you doing?
What happened is the simple past and is correct in your sentence. What places did you visit is also correct.
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So, "what did you do" in the original sentence is fine?
At first I thought it should be "what you did". Just like: Tell me what happened and what you did. Or: Write what happened and what you were doing/what you did.
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NewguestSo, "what did you do" in the original sentence is fine?
Yes, it's correct. The difference is whether you are actually asking the question or relating what was said.
What did you do? ~ I know what you did!
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