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  1. 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.

  2. 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 …

  3. 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 …

  4. 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 …

  5. 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 …

  6. "No, I hadn't." vs "No, I didn't." - English Language & Usage Stack ...

    Did you have lunch at home yesterday? (1) No, I haven't. (2) No, I hadn't. (3) No, I didn't. (4) No, I don't. The relevant word in the question is did, and the corresponding word in the reply would be didn't. So …

  7. tense - When should I use "didn't" instead of "haven't"? - English ...

    26 Haven't and didn't are different time-wise, as you have guessed correctly. Haven't refers to the past up until now. So if you haven't done something, you haven't done it for a specific period of time (day, …

  8. Should I use "don't" or "didn't" in the following sentence?

    Nov 23, 2014 · She refused meeting me, ignored my calls, and did her best so we don't/didn't cross paths at school. I'm not sure whether I should use don't or didn't in the sentence above.

  9. "don't" vs "didn't" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Someone sent M a package. So, M didn't receive the package. When I asked M, "Have you received the package?" What should her reply be? "I don't receive the package", or "I didn't receive the pack...

  10. 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...