![]() ![]() This happens most frequently in sentences that ask questions. There is one little thing you should keep in mind: If the subject and verb are separated from each other, the broken apart verb still remains the verb of the clause you are working with. Here, SEEN is correct because Had is part of the verb. Louise HAD SEEN that TV program several times by the time Kenwood saw it. Use SEEN only when you are using HAS, HAVE, or HAD as part of the verb. Here, the football game happened obviously in the past (last night), and HAS, HAVE, or HAD is not a part of the verb. I SAW the football game last night at Legion Stadium. Use SAW ONLY when you are speaking or writing in the PAST TENSE and when HAS, HAVE, or HAD is NOT a part of the verb. Just remember this and you'll get it right every time: Groan.Hearing this mistake makes me about as crazy as a lost dog in a meat market. or.īetty SEEN (instead of SAW) her second cousin at the Harvest Festival in Whiteville last November.or.ĭid you know we SEEN (instead of SAW) some good talent at the Columbus County Fair last night? ![]() I SEEN (instead of SAW) that movie last week at the Cinema. So this is the kind of thing we hear way too much: There ARE things you need to know about all of these tenses, including what they mean and when they are used, but for right now, we're concentrating on just SAW and SEEN. Now, don't worry about all of this technical language just now. PAST PERFECT - I had seen, you had seen, he/she/it had seen, we had seen, you had seen, they had seenįUTURE PERFECT - I shall have seen, you will have seen, he/she/it will have seen, we shall have seen, you will have seen, they will have seen PRESENT PERFECT- I have seen, you have seen, he/she/it has seen, we have seen, you have seen, they have seen PAST - I saw, you saw, he/she/it saw, we saw, you saw, they sawįUTURE - I shall see, you will see, he/she/it will see, we shall see, you will see, they will see PRESENT - I see, you see, he/she/it sees, we see, you see, they see All English verbs have six tenses and I'll use examples from today's subject lesson to go through them. If you live around here, I know you've probably heard it dozens of times, so I'm now going to see if we can clear up the cobwebs on this one now and forever!įirst, though, here's a quick review of verb tenses. C.- the irritating misuse of SEEN for SAW. This hindersome and annoying mistake is heard just about everywhere around Columbus County N. At least I haven't seen this one addressed in any grammar books (as a separate problem) that I've seen recently or even in the past. Today's lesson is another special request and I am eager to address it since I think this one is especially peculiar to our Southeastern North Carolina area - and maybe throughout most of the South. I hope you've all been as busy as bees on a watermelon rind, enjoying yourself and being happy. Hey, all of you Grammar Stars! It's good to have you back again and ready for a new lesson.
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