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- Should I use did you know or do you know to introduce a fact?
I think 'did you know' is used to represent past facts Eg:'Did you know that some dinosaurs’ tails were over 45 feet long?',whereas "Do you know' is used to represent present future facts Eg:"Do you know that some stars produce the same enrgy in six seconds as the sun does in a year?"However, I would go with 'Did you know'
- did you vs. do you - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Did you want to schedule a meeting? What you're asking in this question is that you would like to know whether the person you're talking to wanted to schedule a meeting In other words, you would like to know whether the action of wanting to schedule a meeting took place in the past
- usage - Do you know vs. Did you know - English Language Learners . . .
When you say "did you know" you are conveying something which might come as a surprise It is certainly possibile that her perception after the question will differ from before it, and so the past tense seems appropriate
- How did you know? vs. how do you know? distinction
When someone makes an assertion, the distinction between "how did you know" and "how do you know" seems to be that "how did you know" implies that the person in question is correct in their assertion "How do you know" is normally an inquiry into the person's credentials, and often expresses that the assertion is incorrect and or ungrounded
- “Have you known” or “Did you know”? - English Language Learners . . .
Did you know that Harald has a very bad disease? because you are asking what someone knew at the present time Unlike seeing (where you see something at some point in time), you generally don't "unknow" some piece of information However, you can explicitly refer to a time progression like this: How long have you known that Harald has a very
- british english - Do you know or did you know? - English Language . . .
Did you (even) know that show was really bad? [like, now you know it from my question, but did you know it before I mentioned that fact by putting this question?] Version 2 from the question ( did instead of do ) sounds less natural, since ' even ' expresses a strong doubt (about imagining ' how bad ' by the other person) and eagerness of the speaker to explain further ' how ' the show was bad
- did + present tense (or ) Past tense of the verb [duplicate]
Negative: You did not say it = You didn't say it Question: Did you say it?, When did you say it? About your examples, What did you say? is a question It can stand on its own what you said is usually a part of a sentence For example, "I want to know what you said" or "Can you please repeat what you said?" The same with the other pair: How
- Which is correct? Did you know? or Do you know? [closed]
did you know means "did you know at one point or another (but may or may not know anymore or don't remember)" do you know means "do you currently know" It's more likely that you'll want to ask do you know –
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