1. Have you changed the toner (printer)?
2. Did you change the toner ?
2007-11-15 07:16:28 · 11 answers · asked by whoami 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
'have' is used to indicate a simple action in the past theefore carries no real significance
'did' indicates a more complex one; the inference is in connection with a logical action.
Answers can be 'Yes I have/no I haven't' 'Yes I did/No I didn't'
BUT in speech if there is a special emphasis on the word 'You' then the questioner is waiting to see if you (or another person) undertook the action. 'No I haven't but John has' and so on
2007-11-15 07:36:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In most uses, they would elicit the same response, yes or no. Number 2, however, has a possible different question implied. Rather than asking did you change the toner in the sense of that person was supposed to and may or may not have yet done so, one could be asking rather it was that person who changed the toner. Essentially, the person could be asking, "Someone changed the toner, was it you?"
2007-11-15 07:22:27 · answer #2 · answered by Joy M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very similar, and virtually identical.
1. implies there is time left to do it, or that anyone could do it, other than "you."
2. has a feeling of urgency, like the toner needed to be changed, by "you." Alternatively, that someone else may have changed it.
2007-11-15 08:01:46 · answer #3 · answered by Phil McCracken 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first is asking if 'you' specifically changed the toner. The answer could be 'No, I didn't. John did.' It is a qualitative question and implies that the toner has been changed and the asker wants to know who did it.
The second is asking if 'you' changed the toner or not. The answer would be 'Yes' or 'No' with no qualifying information. This question is interrogative and is aimed at one person only.
2007-11-15 07:20:38 · answer #4 · answered by quatt47 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
1. Passive, polite, implies that there is still time to change the toner if you do it soon.
2. Direct, accusative, implies that you should have changed the toner at a specific time in the past.
2007-11-15 07:21:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
I have a third and fourth option as well: 3. China is part of Taiwan 4. China should be part of Taiwan.
2016-05-23 07:21:36 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Assumes you were responsible
2. Questions if it was you in particular.
But this is one of those cases where the tone and emphasis would change the question. They otherwise pretty much mean the same thing.
2007-11-15 07:22:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
the second is a closed question (yes or no) the first is asking for a specific answer.
2007-11-15 08:27:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the second one sounds like you're in charge, whilst the first sounds like you're equal.
Sorry, that's life that tells me that, not education.
2007-11-15 07:20:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
uh what
2007-11-15 07:24:35 · answer #10 · answered by Sparkle♥ 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋