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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

What is the correct in what is happened and what happened?

what is the correct in what is happened and what happened?

is there any difference between them?
  

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"What is happened" is not idiomatic, althought it might conceivably be grammatical, using "happened" as an adjective. "What happened" is fine, and "What has happened" is fine. "What happened" is simple past, and "What has/had happened" is present/past perfect tense.

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  • "What is happened" is not idiomatic, althought it might conceivably be grammatical, using "happened" as an adjective.
  • "What happened" is fine, and "What has happened" is fine.
  • "What happened" is simple past, and "What has/had happened" is present/past perfect tense.
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"What is happened" is not idiomatic, althought it might conceivably be grammatical, using "happened" as an adjective.

"What happened" is fine, and "What has happened" is fine.

"What happened" is simple past, and "What has/had happened" is present/past perfect tense.
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