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Thu Jul 10, 2008 6:26 am Didn't? Confused... Are singular verbs take singular subject right? |
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. 'Did' has no '-s' form. 'Didn't' and 'did not' are the same. . _________________ Canadian-American native speaker who teaches English for a living at Mister Micawber's ESL cafe: Interview with Mister Micawber |
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Joined: 17 Jul 2005 Posts: 3918 Location: Yokohama, Japan
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Thu Jul 10, 2008 6:27 am Didn't? Confused... Are singular verbs take singular subject right? |
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Hi Sanunai
To form a negative sentence in the simple present tense, you use either do or does, the word not, and the base form of the verb. The word does is used for the third person singular (he/she/it) in the simple present tense.
All of these sentences are simple present tense and third person singular:
1. He doesn't like it. 2. He believes in reality. 3. It doesn't make sense. 4. Sally lives in the USA. 5. The doorbell doesn't work.
. To form a negative sentence in the simple past tense, you use did, the word not, and the base form of the verb. The word did is used for first, second and third person singular and plural.
All of these sentences are simple past tense and third person singular:
a. She didn't say that. b. It didn't rain yesterday. c. It rained last Thursday. d. Susan didn't make any mistakes on the test last week. e. Bill made a lot of mistakes on the test last week. f. Sally visited London two years ago. . _________________ Amy
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Yankee I'm a Communicator ;-)

Joined: 16 Apr 2006 Posts: 7359 Location: Northeast US
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Thu Jul 10, 2008 7:59 am Didn't? Confused... Are singular verbs take singular subject right? |
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| thank you so much Amy, big help for me anyway I will ask some or maybe next day, MABUHAY all the way from Philippines, A million Thanks and other facilitators |
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Sanunai I'm new here and I like it ;-)
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