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221973

why didn't we say buy?
What is the last book you reed ? Why not red or have red?

What is the last book you bought? Why not buy like the quistion before?

Language pair: Arabic, Egyptian; English

gogo
March 29, 2016

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Re:why didn't we say buy?
Read (not red) is the past tense of read. Although the present and past tense are spelt the same, they are pronounced differently. READ (present) is pronounced as REED and READ, (past tense) is pronounced RED.

Similarly, BUY is present tense and BOUGHT is past tense so it is incorrect to say, "What is the last book you buy".

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Barry
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April 11, 2016

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