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Old 18-Jun-2004, 11:16
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Originally Posted by jack
These examples are basically the same- the past makes sense in all of them. The present would require more context and would always have an 's' on the end.

What brings you here? <--so this is incorrect? what do you mean by more context and always require a "s" in the end?
What happens to you now?
What kills you? (i.e. fills you with strong emotion)
What harms you?
What brings you here?

Note, all the verbs end in -s.

Verbs ending in -s agree in number with 3rd person subjects. Our subject 'What' refers to a 3rd person pronoun (it):

I get fired is what happens to me now.
It is what happens to me now. It = What
What happens to you now?

It kills you; It harms you; It brings you.

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