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CAN YOU HELP ME??
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arito
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CAN YOU HELP ME??
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Which of these sentences are correct?
�� a) We didn �t have a holiday last year. �� b) We hadn �t a holiday last year.
��THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. |
29 Sep 2009
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gitasiva
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The first one is correct: "We didn �t have a holiday last year."
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29 Sep 2009
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Malvine
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Yes, the first one. The second one sounds quite obsolete. |
29 Sep 2009
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Kate (kkcat)
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I agree, the first one sounds waaay better.
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29 Sep 2009
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Ahlam
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The 1st one is 100% correct, because "Have" is a main verb in the sentence so if we r to convert it into negative we must use "didn �t" |
29 Sep 2009
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vickyvar
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Definitely the first one as it is a negative sentence in the Past Simple tense and we
form the negative form with didn �t +base form } didn �t have. The second one is totally
wrong as have (hadn �t) is not a modal, so it cannot stand on its own, only as part of a tense
, e.g. Past Perfect : We hadn �t locked the door before we left the house.
Hope it helps!
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29 Sep 2009
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arito
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THANK YOU MY DEAR TEACHERS. YOU HAVE DONE HAPPY MY AFTERNOON. HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DAY. |
29 Sep 2009
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anam022251
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I agree the first one is correct, its in simple past... |
29 Sep 2009
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PhilipR
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The first one is the one used nowadays, and of course correct.
Although old-fashioned, the second one isn�t incorrect. You �d find this kind of language in the works of Charles Dickens, so I guess it �s rather obsolete British English.
Similarly, it �s not incorrect to say �I haven �t a bicycle. �
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30 Sep 2009
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