davood007
Which one is correct and common? 1-I did not understand what you mean. 2-I did not understand what you meant. 3-I do not understand what you mean. 4-I do not understand what you meant.
5 déc. 2014 08:40
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"did not understand" = I did not understand in the past "do not understand" = I did not understand now "what you mean" = what you mean now "what you meant" = what you meant in the past [From most common:] I do not understand what you mean. = I do not understand now what you mean now. I did not understand what you meant. = I did not understand in the past what you meant in the past. I do not understand what you meant. = I do not understand now what you meant in the past. I did not understand what you mean. = I did not understand in the past what you mean now.
5 décembre 2014
Thanks all mates
5 décembre 2014
They're all correct, but they mean four different things (see 马先生's great answer). I think the problem is that you think some words or phrases must always be the same tense, when in reality the tense must reflect the context. Tenses aren't arbitrary - they're used to convey extra information.
5 décembre 2014
Second, third and fourth are right.
5 décembre 2014
I agree with Zoubir.
5 décembre 2014
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