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 …
tense - When should I use "didn't" instead of "haven't"? - English ...
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 …
"Which one is the best" vs. "which one the best is"
May 25, 2022 · Why didn't you go to the party? - adverbial- inversion In your sentence, which is the subject, so no inversion takes place. In addition, the final clause is a statement, not a …
Does 'Good Try' always mean good efforts but ultimately you …
Does 'Good Try' always mean good efforts but ultimately you didn't succeed at it? Ask Question Asked 11 years, 7 months ago Modified 6 years, 11 months ago
What's the negation of "I used to be"? Surely not "I didn't used to …
Jun 13, 2019 · I didn't used to is strictly ungrammatical, though widely used informally or colloquially. (The correct form is didn't use to, although this is also very informal.) Using the …
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...
Use didn't leave yet, or haven't left yet? Can we use ''YET'' in past ...
The negative simple past ("you didn't leave") says that an event did not happen in the past while the negative past perfect says that an event didn't complete in the past ("you haven't left"). In …
Why does "corn" mean "maize" in American English?
Jan 3, 2013 · When the English settlers landed in the New World, they didn't have a word for maize. Maize is a New World crop which was unknown in Europe. The word "maize" was …
When do we use haven't had, hadn't had, and didn't have?
Nov 28, 2022 · I didn't have my breakfast. Could you clarify if the abovementioned sentences are grammatically correct, and if yes, then what are their differences and how do we know which …
"I wish I didn't do" vs. "I wish I hadn't done"
Jul 22, 2015 · Question has already been answered, but as an additional point "I wish I didn't do" would refer to something on going. "I wish I didn't eat so much" would mean you wish you ate …