“
I didn’t ask
” is correct. “I didn’t asked” is wrong.
Was ask or was asked?
“Unfortunately
the owner was asking more
than they were willing to pay.” is correct. If you substituted “asked” for “was asking,” the sentence would be grammatical but awkward-sounding, in this context. “Was asking” is the verb you’d expect to find here.
Did ask or did asked?
When we form a Past tense question or negative sentence, we use the ‘helping’ verb ‘
did
‘. ‘Did’ is already in the Past tense, and there is no need to use the Past tense for the main verb too. I asked him.
Did you ask or have you asked?
They could be synonyms in many contexts. However, if (for example) you were talking about something that happened last year, “Did you ask her?” would ask whether, at that time, you asked her the question; “Have you
asked
her?” would ask whether you asked her at any time between then and now.
Why did you ask or asked?
The correct sentence is “Why did you
ask
,” not “Why did you asked.”
What does I didn’t ask mean?
DEFINITIONS1. used for
telling someone that you do not want to talk about something
because it was not good, pleasant, enjoyable etc.
Do not and did not difference?
In English,
don’t is used when speaking in
the first and second person plural and singular and the third person plural (“I,” “you,” “we,” and “they”). It can be used to make a negative statement: … Doesn’t, on the other hand, is used when speaking in the third person singular only (“he,” “she,” and “it”).
Who did you ask or whom did you ask?
Is it “Who to Ask” or “Whom to Ask”? The grammatically correct way to phrase this is whom to ask. The phrase to ask really means
should I ask
. Whenever we need a pronoun that refers to the subject, we use who.
Did you have or had?
1 Answer. “Had” is not the appropriate tense to use in this case:
you must use “have”
. The grammatically correct form of your sentence would be “Did you already have the opportunity to do something?” Otherwise, your sentence is just fine.
What did you have or had for lunch?
3 Answers. 1) “
Have you had lunch?
” is preferred. The phrasing suggests that you’re asking something about how the person currently is, specifically whether he is hungry. If you were asking about events from a week ago, then “did you have your lunch?” would be equally as good as “had you eaten/had your lunch?”
Is Why do you ask rude?
It is easy to sound archaic or condescending, so take care where you use it. Beginning an answer with the word “
why” is not inherently rude
; the answer could be rude because of its content, of course. This construct is definitely somewhat archaic, and I’ve seen it more often in British contexts than American.
What is the difference between ask and asks?
To ask is
to pose a question or request something
. If you say “What time is lunch?”, then you’re asking a question. … A teacher asks students to answer questions, but a student has to ask the teacher for permission to use the bathroom.
Why do you ask why?
The best way to get context in any situation is to ask “why” a lot. Asking why
eliminates confusion caused by pre-conceived assumptions
, which are fueled by lack of knowledge, or more dangerously, partial knowledge. To err is human after all, so asking “why” defines a clear path and brings everyone on the same page.
What is it called when you don’t ask for something?
unsolicited: Not looked for or requested; unsought. unprompted: proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus.
unasked
: not asked for; unrequested: not asked for.
When did people start saying didn’t ask?
The Clinton Administration on
December 21, 1993
, issued Defense Directive 1304.26, which directed that military applicants were not to be asked about their sexual orientation. This policy is now known as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”. The phrase was coined by Charles Moskos, a military sociologist.
