搜索 英语 老师
Danyel
Who did pay for you?
&
Who paid for you?
What is the difference?
2021年12月19日 22:31
回答 · 3
3
The usual form is "who paid you", because we usually do not use inversion when the question word is the subject (rather than object). The option with "did" is possible, in which case it is used to emphasize either (1) a yes, as opposed to an expected / proposed no, or (2) the simple past tense (as opposed to some other tense or aspect.
2021年12月19日
2
There's no difference, but the second one is correct.
2021年12月19日
Without any context, it's a bit hard to know what it is you are trying to say.
In the first one, you are using the emphatic "did" which stresses the verb. Therefore, "Who did pay for you?" sounds like there was a situation where someone couldn't pay a bill and the person asking never knew what happened until finally one day realizing it he says "oh yea! About that.. who *did*pay for you, because I never found out". Your second example is a more direct question, using the indicative, simply asking the question of who paid for someone's bill/ tab.
I hope that helps.
2022年1月5日
还未找到你的答案吗?
把你的问题写下来,让母语人士来帮助你!
Danyel
语言技能
白俄罗斯语, 英语, 法语, 波兰语, 俄语, 乌克兰语
学习语言
英语, 波兰语
你或许会喜欢的文章

Speak More Fluently with This Simple Technique
5 赞 · 1 评论

How to Read and Understand a Business Contract in English
10 赞 · 2 评论

6 Ways italki Can Help You Succeed in Your School Language Classes
12 赞 · 6 评论
更多文章