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 Re: Show\___\Shown
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Originally Posted by Samantha I would use shown in this way, "He had shown them something" and I would use showed in this way, "I showed them that."
By the way, what is the "had" part of my first sentence? I can't remember it from my highschool french class (where I learned more about the english language than I ever had from my 13 years of English education in the American public school system :? ).
Also, in Exodus 33:18 it says, "And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory." (I think this is Moses to the Lord)
Trick question, I say! | The word had is an auxiliary verb. Auxiliary Verb http://www.usingenglish.com/glossary...iary-verb.html
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