Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Past continuous
Did you found the umbrella? I need an explanation why should it be find instead of found?
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This is not past continuous; it is simple past. When 'do' is a part of the verb phrase, it shows tense change, not the main verb, which remains in infinitive (dictionary) form: Did you find? Do you find?
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This is not past continuous; it is simple past. When 'do' is a part of the verb phrase, it shows tense change, not the main verb, which remains in infinitive (dictionary) form:
Did you find?
Do you find?
Does he find?
This also applies to other auxiliaries (except for the perfects-- 'Have you found?'-- and the continuous-- 'Are you finding?'):
Will he find?
Did you find?
Do you find?
Does he find?
This also applies to other auxiliaries (except for the perfects-- 'Have you found?'-- and the continuous-- 'Are you finding?'):
Will he find?
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Found is the irregular past tense of find.
However, as with all verbs, when the past tense is either negative or interrogative, the verb resorts to the base form.
However, as with all verbs, when the past tense is either negative or interrogative, the verb resorts to the base form.
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