When to use did and was?

When to use did and was?

DID is the past tense of the verb TO DO, and WAS is the past of the verb TO BE. USAGE: I DID my homework already. I WAS sick yesterday. NOTE: The difference in use is that whereas the verb DID (to do) is, so to speak, shows a state of action, the verb WAS (to be) is a verb which shows a state of being.

Which is correct there was or there were?

We use there is for a singular object in the present tense and there are for plural objects in the present. There was is used when you refer to one thing or person. There were is used when you refer to more than one thing or person.

Was or were in if clause?

If the verb in the if clause is “to be,” use “were,” even if the subject of the clause is a third person singular subject (i.e., he, she, it). See the examples below for an illustration of this exception: If I was a rich man, I would make more charitable donations.

Is I wish I were there grammatically correct?

The subjunctive is used when referring to potential or hypothetical situations, like wishing for something that doesn’t exist yet. “I wish I were” is grammatically correct because you’re wishing for something that hasn’t occurred yet. Once it becomes real, you can switch back to “was.”

Had had meaning?

past perfect

Has had had been?

Difference between ‘Have been’ – ‘Had been’ Present perfect ‘have/has been ‘ is used when describing an action completed in the recent past and still assumes importance in the present. We use ‘had been’ when you describe something that happened in the past before something else in the past.

Can we use had had together?

2 Answers. There’s no special magic with “had had”, they don’t really go together as a pair anymore than “had wanted” go together. So don’t worry so much about how to use “had had” as a unit of grammar, they will come together naturally when you want to express the verb ‘to have’ in the past perfect.

What part of grammar is were?

verb. a second person singular past indicative; first, second, and third person plural past indicative; and past subjunctive of be.