Claudio
Which these questions are correct to ask about a football match in the past? Which one is correct in the past? - Who won the match? or - Who did win the match?
11 dic 2017 21:19
Risposte · 2
The learning point here is that there is a different form for "subject" questions in the present simple and past simple, compared to "object" questions. "Who won the match?" The answer is: "X" won the match. We don't know who "X" is but when we do, we will know the subject of "won the match". There is no auxiliary verb (did) and we use only the third person verb form in the present simple (e.g. wins) and the past simple verb (e.g. won). "Who did the team beat (in the match)?" The answer is: "The team beat Y". We don't know who Y is but they are the object of "beat". Here, we need (1) the auxiliary verb "do/does" in the present simple and "did" in the past simple and (2) the bare infinitive e.g. beat.
11 dicembre 2017
Who won the match?
11 dicembre 2017
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