did or did not

[dean]

Hi teachers,


Did /did not must be followed by an original word?

Is that right?

Regards,

dean

[SweetMommaSue]

Hello dean,

Please provide some more information. What do you mean by an original word?

Smiles,
SMS

[dean]

Hi SMS,

1) She did not cry yesterday.

2) I did not see anything.

3) I did call her last night.

Regards,

dean

[SweetMommaSue]

Hi SMS,

1) She did not cry yesterday. This is fine.

2) I did not see anything. Excellent! Many people err here by putting "nothing" which makes a double negative that turns the meaning around to the opposite.

3) I did call her last night. This is also fine.

Regards,

dean

All three of your sentences are correct. What is it that is confusing you?

[dean]

Hi SMS,

At first I am not sure which one is right, For examples;

1) I did call/ called her last night. (did + original word or did + original word+ ed)

2) She did not cry/ cried yesterday. ( did + original word or did + original word + ed)

Regards,

dean

[herbiji]

Hello dean ..
I think
I did call her last night ... is correct
She did not cry yesterday ... is correct

because if it's not so we are oppose to the rule which say :
Use the present infinitive without to , not the past tense after the auxiliary did .

[SweetMommaSue]

Hi SMS,

At first I am not sure which one is right, For examples;

1) I did call/ called her last night. (did + original word or did + original word+ ed)

2) She did not cry/ cried yesterday. ( did + original word or did + original word + ed)

Regards,

dean

OK. I see what you mean. If you use "did", then you do not use a word + "ed". So, the correct formations are:

1. a) I did call her last night.
b) I called her last night.
c) I did called her last night. Oh no!

2. a) She did not cry yesterday.

I'll get back to you with the formal grammar rules in a bit. In the meantime, I hope that I along with Herbiji have helped to clear up your confusion!

Have a pleasant night!
SMS

[dean]

Thanks again SMS.

dean

[Casiopea]

Additionally, only one verb can carry tense, and if there are two verbs, then the auxiliary carries tense:

EX: DO + CALL => does call, did call

"DO" changes to "does" and "did". The -s on "does" and the -d on "did" are the same as the -s on "calls" and the -d on "called".

In short, there should be only one -s or -d per verb string.

Hope that helps.

[dean]

Thanks Casiopea,

It's really help.

dean