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sejpdw
Joined: 26 Oct 2005 Posts: 217 Location: Korea
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 9:50 pm Post subject: do / did |
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"When I was young, my grandmother told me not to worry about those things I only (A)did once a year or once in a life time. Instead, I should try to do well those things that I do every day. For example, I need to eat every day, so I should learn how to cook. I need to talk to others every day, so I should learn how to speak well. I walk every day, so my shoes should fit well and be comfortable. Taking care of the everyday details means that you do a better job of the once-in-a-lifetime things as well."
I thinks "do" is more proper than (A) did once a year or once in a lifetime.
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+Immune+

Joined: 06 Jan 2006 Posts: 83 Location: Warsaw/Poland
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Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 2:58 am Post subject: Re: do / did |
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sejpdw wrote: |
I thinks "do" is more proper than (A) did once a year or once in a lifetime.
What's your opinion? |
I agree, it sounds better if we replace the word "did" with its infinitive equivalent. Moreover, simple present tense is also used in the rest of the text so I believe that changing the word into "do" could even improve its
grammatical correctness.
Apart from that, obviously both "did and "do" are correct in this case. It all depends on the context and the time we want to refer to - past or present... _________________ "Understand that hapiness is not based on possesions, power or prestige, but on relationships with people you love and respect"
Well, um.. "Never open the refrigerator when you're bored"  |
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