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 …

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 …

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 …

Jun 13, 2016 · During my school days, my English teacher taught us that there is something called double past. For example - you don't say - I didn't went to school yesterday. -> He said …

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 …

Grammar rules say that hadn't is used for unreal past conditions, but why can't we use simple past negation instead of past perfect? If I hadn't come to the meeting, it wouldn't have …

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...

In view of that, "They didn't start yet " sounds odd. "They didn't start" is a complete idea, and "yet" tries to extend it in time in a way that the simple past doesn't allow for. "They haven't started …

Jul 3, 2017 · One of my friends once said “At least you didn’t be diplomatic.”. It somehow felt a little unsettling. Is “didn’t be” acceptable? Is it grammatically correct?

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 …