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#31 28-Aug-2004, 18:42Both are correct. :D
Originally Posted by jack
In 1., the auxiliary "Did" carries Past Tense (Note, Does (present), Did (Past). Within a sentence only one verb can carry tense. That's why "injure" does not have a "-d". That marker is placed on "Did".
You injured him? (Past tense)
Did you injure him? (Past tense)
Did you injured him? (Not OK; there are two Past tense markers)
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#32 28-Aug-2004, 19:21
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#33 28-Aug-2004, 21:07"That is, the amount of power you get out of the engine compared to the weight of the engine itself is very good." <--correct? why? what does it mean?
"That is, the amount of power you get out of the engine compare to the weight of the engine itself is very good." <--correct? why? what does it mean?
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#34 08-Sep-2004, 10:55"I felt something fell out of my pocket." <--correct? if not, why? what does it mean?
"I felt something fall out of my pocket." <--correct? if not, why? what does it mean?
"I feel something fall out of my pocket." <--correct? if not, why? what does it mean?
"I feel something fell out of my pocket." <--correct? if not, why? what does it mean?
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#35 08-Sep-2004, 21:33"I felt something fell out of my pocket." <--correct?
No
"I felt something fall out of my pocket." <--correct?
Yes- it's a bare infinitve (without 'to')
"I feel something fall out of my pocket." <--correct?
Yes
"I feel something fell out of my pocket." <--correct?
No- mismatch of present tense and past when it shoul be any tense + bare infinitive
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#36 08-Sep-2004, 23:01"I felt something fell out of my pocket." <--why is this incorrect?
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#37 11-Sep-2004, 07:53"I" is the subject of "felt"; "something" is the object of "felt". "fell" carries tense but doesn't have a subject, so its base form is used, "fall": Originally Posted by jack
A. I felt something fall out of my pocket. (Object)
B. Something fell out of my pocket. (Subject)
C. I felt something that fell out of my pocket. (Subject)
By the way, A. and C. carry different meanings.
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#38 11-Sep-2004, 08:39I can't determine what's the difference in meaning between the two. Can you explain it to me? Thanks.By the way, A. and C. carry different meanings.
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#39 12-Sep-2004, 01:51 Originally Posted by jack
In A., I noticed the object fall out of my pocket.A. I felt something fall out of my pocket. (Object)
C. I felt something that fell out of my pocket. (Subject)
In B., I touched the object after it fell out of my pocket. (That is, it fell out, then I picked it up and touched it.)
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#40 14-Sep-2004, 01:52"Your little brother saved you this time." <--correct?
"Your little brother saves you this time." <--correct?
What's the difference in meaning between the two?
