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What is the difference between did you and do you ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between did you and do you ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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"did you" is past tense whilst "do you" is present tense
"did you" is asking the person about something that has already been done
"do you" is asking the person about what they usually/regularly do
E.g:
"Did you take my pen"
> This is asking the person about something they might have done (past tense)
"What do you do on the weekend"
> This is asking the person about something that they regularly or mostly do on the weekend (present tense)
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