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What time does the movie starts?

What time does the movie start?


Which one is grammatically correct? Please provide an explanation. Thanks in advance.
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Default Re: Tense problem -- Please help!
The correct question is,

What time does the movie start?

The subject 'the movie' agrees with the verb 'does . . . start'. It's the auxiliary 'does' that carries tense. For example,

3rd person singular: Does she like cake?
2nd person singular: Do you like cake?

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