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24-Oct-2003, 19:49
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26-Oct-2003, 07:31
| | | Re: Show\___\Shown 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! | 
26-Oct-2003, 16:17
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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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26-Oct-2003, 21:50
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Current Location: Tokyo Native Language: English Member Type: English Teacher | | Shew and, even, shewed are old forms that are not used nowadays, but are still found in old texts. | 
23-Sep-2004, 10:01
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Originally Posted by tdol | 8) 8) i agree with samantha 8) 8) | 
17-Oct-2004, 16:45
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Current Location: Tokyo Native Language: English Member Type: English Teacher | | Quite right. | 
24-Oct-2004, 04:58
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Native Language: Arabic | | You said that Shewed and shew are old forms and that they cannot be found but in old English/texts.
I want to know that you did not mean the second choice, showed.
I was afraid you made a spelling mistake
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24-Jul-2007, 17:08
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Current Location: The Netherlands Native Language: Dutch Member Type: Student or Learner | | Re: Show\___\Shown Nowadays the correct form is "showed". | 
08-Oct-2007, 06:32
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He had shown them something
i have shown them something
i showed them something | 
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