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Is this correct way to ask a question to a person who went to party function, there he wanted to meet his friends?
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Is this correct way to ask a question to a person who went to party function, there he wanted to meet his friends?
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Is this correct way to ask a question to a person who went to party function, there he wanted to meet his friends?
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For past simple questions use did instead of do
How many friends did you meet there?
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It depends on the context.
In a slight variation of your question, the present tense is perfectly acceptable:
"I went to the new club downtown again last night."
"Oh! I've heard it's a popular place. How many people do you get to meet there?"
"It's always busy. You get to meet a lot. You should check it out yourself."
Here, the present can be used to describe an ongoing situation, even if something specific took place in the past.
But while it's fine to use the present tense to ask such a question in general, in your specific question, where you mention friends, the past tense is more appropriate:
How many friends (of yours) did you get to meet there?
This is because while you might be expected to always meet a lot of people at the place being discussed, you might not be expected to always meet a lot of friends there. Also, the context doesn't sound like friends in general but friends of the person who went.
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For past simple questions use did instead of do
How many friends did you meet there?
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For past simple questions use did instead of do
How many friends did you meet there?
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For past simple questions use did instead of do
How many friends did you meet there?
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For past simple questions use did instead of do
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It depends on the context.
In a slight variation of your question, the present tense is perfectly acceptable:
"I went to the new club downtown again last night."
"Oh! I've heard it's a popular place. How many people do you get to meet there?"
"It's always busy. You get to meet a lot. You should check it out yourself."
Here, the present can be used to describe an ongoing situation, even if something specific took place in the past.
But while it's fine to use the present tense to ask such a question in general, in your specific question, where you mention friends, the past tense is more appropriate:
How many friends (of yours) did you get to meet there?
This is because while you might be expected to always meet a lot of people at the place being discussed, you might not be expected to always meet a lot of friends there. Also, the context doesn't sound like friends in general but friends of the person who went.
answered yesterday
Jason BassfordJason Bassford
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It depends on the context.
In a slight variation of your question, the present tense is perfectly acceptable:
"I went to the new club downtown again last night."
"Oh! I've heard it's a popular place. How many people do you get to meet there?"
"It's always busy. You get to meet a lot. You should check it out yourself."
Here, the present can be used to describe an ongoing situation, even if something specific took place in the past.
But while it's fine to use the present tense to ask such a question in general, in your specific question, where you mention friends, the past tense is more appropriate:
How many friends (of yours) did you get to meet there?
This is because while you might be expected to always meet a lot of people at the place being discussed, you might not be expected to always meet a lot of friends there. Also, the context doesn't sound like friends in general but friends of the person who went.
answered yesterday
Jason BassfordJason Bassford
14.1k22136
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It depends on the context.
In a slight variation of your question, the present tense is perfectly acceptable:
"I went to the new club downtown again last night."
"Oh! I've heard it's a popular place. How many people do you get to meet there?"
"It's always busy. You get to meet a lot. You should check it out yourself."
Here, the present can be used to describe an ongoing situation, even if something specific took place in the past.
But while it's fine to use the present tense to ask such a question in general, in your specific question, where you mention friends, the past tense is more appropriate:
How many friends (of yours) did you get to meet there?
This is because while you might be expected to always meet a lot of people at the place being discussed, you might not be expected to always meet a lot of friends there. Also, the context doesn't sound like friends in general but friends of the person who went.
answered yesterday
Jason BassfordJason Bassford
14.1k22136
It depends on the context.
In a slight variation of your question, the present tense is perfectly acceptable:
"I went to the new club downtown again last night."
"Oh! I've heard it's a popular place. How many people do you get to meet there?"
"It's always busy. You get to meet a lot. You should check it out yourself."
Here, the present can be used to describe an ongoing situation, even if something specific took place in the past.
But while it's fine to use the present tense to ask such a question in general, in your specific question, where you mention friends, the past tense is more appropriate:
How many friends (of yours) did you get to meet there?
This is because while you might be expected to always meet a lot of people at the place being discussed, you might not be expected to always meet a lot of friends there. Also, the context doesn't sound like friends in general but friends of the person who went.
answered yesterday
Jason BassfordJason Bassford
14.1k22136
answered yesterday
Jason BassfordJason Bassford
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answered yesterday
Jason BassfordJason Bassford
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answered yesterday
Jason BassfordJason Bassford
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