meaning - difference between didn't and doesn't - English Language ...
Jan 8, 2023 · It didn't hurt that she has been strategic about marketing herself and the firm through the media. I wonder what the difference in meaning between doesn't and didn't is in the above contexts.
When is it more correct to say 'did not' and when 'didn't'?
Jun 8, 2020 · I noticed multiple times, when writing in Microsoft Word that the program suggests a correction, from either form to the other. I can't seem to follow the logic. When is it better to say did …
past tense - Difference between "didn't" and "hadn't" - English ...
6 "I didn't bring..." The past tense describes an action which happened in the past. " I hadn't brought... 'The past perfect tense describes an action which happened before another action in the past, or …
grammaticality - ''didn't have'' versus ''haven't had'' - English ...
Which of the following sentences is correct? In the last two weeks I didn't have much time. In the last two weeks I haven't had much time. If both are correct, are they different in m...
Difference between 'haven't ...yet' and 'didn't.... yet'
In view of that, "They didn't start yet " sounds odd. "They didn't start" is a complete idea, and "yet" tries to extend it in time in a way that the simple past doesn't allow for. "They haven't started yet" is the …
What's the negation of "I used to be"? Surely not "I didn't used to be"?
Jun 13, 2019 · I didn't used to is strictly ungrammatical, though widely used informally or colloquially. (The correct form is didn't use to, although this is also very informal.) Using the past tense of another …
tense - when to use didn't and when to say don't - English Language ...
Jun 13, 2016 · He said with didn't you don't use another past verb form. This is a good heuristic, though I don't recall anything about "double past" in school myself. But it still works. The technical way to say …
differences - Didn't used to or didn't use to? - English Language ...
Apr 18, 2017 · Here is a question that has been nagging me for a few years: Which is the right usage: "Didn't used to" or "didn't use to?" Examples: We lived on the coast for years but we didn't use to go …
present perfect - didn't work/ hasn't worked - English Language ...
Jul 28, 2022 · If the printer did nothing you might ask, "Why didn't it work?" We would use "Why hasn't it worked?", as Kate Bunting says, when you discover the ink is smudged, or it's the wrong colour, or …
past tense - I didn't ('go' or 'went') to party? - English Language ...
May 27, 2015 · I didn't go to (the) party I didn't went to (the) party. After the auxiliary verb DO the main verb must be in the plain form. This is the form you see in the dictionary. It does not have any tense. …