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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

happened/ happen?

Which is correct?

I happen to see your posting yesterday.
I happened to see your posting yesterday.

The second one seems right, but they sound the same.

Mark Tse
  

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You're right - it's hard to tell which is which when they are spoken. I happen to know a great place for dinner vs. I happened to see your post yesterday.

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You're right - it's hard to tell which is which when they are spoken. I happen to know a great place for dinner vs. I happened to see your post yesterday.

Go with your instincts - when talking about the past, use happened.