1. When did you stopped working?
2. Did you stopped working?
3. When did you stop working?
4. Did you stop working?
2006-12-18 00:00:16 · 8 answers · asked by AM 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Actually i saw the sentence number 1 in one of the books meant for TOEIC exam prepration...
2006-12-18 00:11:21 · update #1
"Stopped" is the past tense of the verb "to stop".
When you are asking a question such as this, because you are questioning the action of "stopping", it is phrased in the present tense.
BUT....
The verb is (or verbs are) actually "did.....stop".
The "did" is past tense, so...did stop....together, are past tense.
examples:
Did you ask?........ I asked, or, I did ask.
Did you stop?........I stopped, or, I did stop.
In the case of "when did you stop working ?" the answer would be "I stopped last week" or whatever.
So, as you have already been told, 1 & 2 are incorrect, 3 & 4 are correct.
2006-12-18 00:28:55 · answer #1 · answered by cloud43 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3 and 4 are correct. 1 and 2 are wrong
2006-12-18 08:05:42 · answer #2 · answered by Danielle F 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When did you stop working?
Did you stop working?
Both are correct English sentences.
Stopped is only used as a verb. "example" I stopped working on November 1, 2006.
2006-12-18 08:11:20 · answer #3 · answered by Andrea D. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. This on is wrong. It would be "When did you stop working". You put 'stop' in the past tense, it should be in the present.
2. This one is wrong. It would be "Did you stop working?". 'Stop' should be in present tense again.
3. This one is correct.
4. This one is correct.
2006-12-18 08:09:13 · answer #4 · answered by alice_oh.nine_one 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. when did you stop working? 'ed' is not needed. working is an adverb of stop. Tip: to check for correctness, take out the adverb 'working' and say the sentence. "when did you stop?" instead of "when did you stopped?"
2. Did you stop working? 'ed' is not needed. same as #1
3 & 4. are correct.
2006-12-18 08:11:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 and 2 are not as you have a verb and tense conflict
3 and 4 are acceptable
2006-12-18 09:21:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sentence 1 is wrong. it shd be when did u stop working?
sentence 2 is wrong too. it shd be did u stop working?
sentence 3 and 4 are right. the verbs after did shd be present tense and plural.
2006-12-18 08:03:33 · answer #7 · answered by galnextdoor 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 and 2 is definitely wrong.If You use did then you will use the base or orig. form of the verb. The 3rd and 4th are correct.
2006-12-18 08:16:41 · answer #8 · answered by louie s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋