Tagged Questions
3
votes
3answers
4k views
“Lept” vs. “leapt” vs. “leaped”
After reading this discussion, I'd like to know what example sentences distinguish the meaning of the words lept, leapt, and leaped from each other?
-1
votes
1answer
552 views
“Did it close” vs “Has it closed”? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do the tenses in English correspond temporally to one another?
What's the difference between the following?
Did the shop close?
Has the shop closed?
I suspect ...
6
votes
2answers
18k views
'I get it' vs. 'I got it'
When someone tells me something, how should I respond, "I get it" or "I got it"? I have a feeling that "I got it" means "I already knew the thing before you told me," and "I get it" means "Now I know ...
3
votes
3answers
129 views
How can I phrase a question about a theoretical event in the past, which cannot happen anymore?
I'll try to give some specific examples, as this one is rather difficult to explain.
Example 1: Imagine you have been attending a kindergarten in Canada. Now you are 30 years old, so you won't go to ...
