did study vs. studied

[Juliusestella]

Hi everyone!

I have a question about the two ways of constructing a Simple Past Tense.

1. I studied the lesson.

2. I did study the lesson.

Are both sentences correct?
Is there any situation that the no. 1 shoud be used / no. 2 should be used? or any of them can be used in any situation..

(: correct my grammar if there are some mistakes :)

Thank you so much!

[Pooran]

same but "I did study the lesson" is more convincing.

[Mister Micawber]

Only #1 can be used in 99% of contexts, Julius. The emphatic form is used only in contradiction:

A: I don't think you studied.
B: I did study.

or

A: You didn't do well on your test.
B: I know that, but I did study; I was just sleepy.
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[Juliusestella]

ahhhh I see. Thank you so much! ;)

[T_H_Lawrence]

You didn't do well on your test.
Micawber, why is it on your test rather than in your test?
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[Thegladiator]

[Beeesneees]

No, both of those are examples of the emphatic form.
In B, '... but I did study'.
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[Alan]

#3 (permalink) Tue Feb 14, 2012 9:14 pm

[Thegladiator]

[James M]

I agree with you, Gladiator. Your teachers should let the students know which variety of English is being used. As you said, it can be confusing for learners.

Canada is next to the United States, but it has a British background (I believe that Queen Elizabeth of England is also the queen of Canada). I do not know which variety of English is spoken and written in Canada.

Here in the States, most people say "How did you do ON the test?"
We also say "I live ON Maple Street" while the British (I believe) usually say "IN Maple Street."

In Canada, do they say "potato CHIPS" or "CRISPS"? The term "crisps" sounds very strange to Americans. Many (most?) Americans would not know what you were talking about.

So I suggest that you learn the variety of English that is spoken in Canada. If you eventually move to the United States, you will then have to learn American English. And if you move to Australia, you will have to .... (I think that you get the idea.)

Good luck!

[Alan]

Hi,

All you need to learn is English. These variations are neither here nor there.

Alan
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[Torsten]

I can't believe we are again discussing 'which variety of English is being used'. Forget this foolish notion that American English is different to British English and Canadian English is different than Australian English.

Yes, there might be a few nuances, some native speakers pronounce certain words differently than other native speakers. Some native speakers use different prepositions than others. But those differences are absolutely minor. They don't matter. We live in one world. We use one language, English.

When it comes to learning English as a second language, you should focus on those phrases and words that are used by all and any native speakers. I would say, American English is the same as British English to a degree of 97%. Why focus on the 3% that might be different?

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[Torsten]