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  1. 07-Dec-2011, 13:15 #1
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    Default Can someone please advise if it's alright to speak this way...

    Hi!

    Can someone please advise whether the below sentence is correct?

    "Can you please help to check whether they have did the cash transfer?"
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    Default Re: Can someone please advise if it's alright to speak this way...

    Quote Originally Posted by salt&pepper View Post
    "Can you please help to check whether they have did done the cash transfer?"
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    Default Re: Can someone please advise if it's alright to speak this way...

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    Does this mean that it is grammatically wrong to use "did"?
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    Default Re: Can someone please advise if it's alright to speak this way...

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    Default Re: Can someone please advise if it's alright to speak this way...

    I do it every day.
    I did it yesterday.
    I have done it already. -- You need "done" when forming the perfect, with "have."
    I had done it before he even asked.
    I'm not a teacher, but I write for a living. Please don't ask me about 2nd conditionals, but I'm a safe bet for what reads well in (American) English.
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