I want to convey "why you took out the plug from socket"
which of the above statement is correct?
When to use "took with did" and "take with did"
2007-08-18 07:08:25 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
"why did you take it out"
took could be used by the person answering
"I took it out because..."
took is the past tense of take.. therefore you could use it in a sentence such as that but In a different way..
"Who took the plug from the socket?"
"Someone took the plug from the socket."
"You took that plug from the socket."
Consider it a rule not to use "took" and "did" right next to each other. Did is only used in front of words that are present verbs. Example
I did run.
I did jump.
I did fly.
If you use words in the past tense, take out did...
I ran
I jumped
I flew
I took the plug from its socket
2007-08-18 07:28:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
To get did and took in to the same sentence and be grammatically correct would require something like " what did you do that took you so long?"
or, " What route did you take that took so long?"
Sorry I can't explain the grammatical clauses tenses and cases if I could I'd be doing better at foreign languages.
2007-08-18 07:40:02 · answer #2 · answered by stan j 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Why did you take it out" is the correct way to say it. Took and take are both used in the past tense here, but took does not use the reflexive, "did".
2007-08-18 07:34:41 · answer #3 · answered by fangtaiyang 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take. To use 'took' would require a phrase such as (a statement) "You took the plug out..."
For a question it would be "Why did you take the plug out...?"
2007-08-18 07:17:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You Took It
2017-02-25 04:13:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"why did you take it out"? it is correct.
(The past tense interrogative is:did+pronoun/noun+ present tense simple of the verb: Did you go?; Did you study?; Did she write?; Did it eat?; Did he sleep? Did they run? Did Mary visit her friends last month?; Yes she did, she visited them. Is it a bit clear now? I hope so...) Take good care!
2007-08-18 07:38:18 · answer #6 · answered by tatal_nostru2006 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why did you take it out. It's not proper English to use a past tense word with "did."
2007-08-18 09:59:27 · answer #7 · answered by Sharon Newman (YR) Must Die 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why did u take it out
2007-08-18 18:25:22 · answer #8 · answered by spaceage boy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take out
2007-08-18 07:15:25 · answer #9 · answered by Stevo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take it out
2007-08-18 07:16:31 · answer #10 · answered by tangerinebean 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋