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Bookmark or Share- What happened or what was happening - WordReference Forums-What happened? - She was doing the washing-up when a plate broke and she cut her finger (This is a sudden event.) - I was reading a book last night when I heard my sister shouting - What was happening?-I just told you, I was reading a book. (This was the background situation.)
- What happen or what happened - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangeThey have different tempus, but "what happened" (imperfect) is correct while "what happen" (presens) isn't. The reason "what happen" is incorrect is that the subject is 3rd person singular which requires an "s" on the verb. Correct presens form would be "what happens". –
- When to use "is" and "was" for thing that has happened?In your examples using "to be" means it's something that has happened but is still true, because it's a change of state from one state to another. If you're referring to the transition itself you would use "to be" as long as the state is unchanged. Examples: "He is married".
- tenses - Is "what happened is" correct? - English Language & Usage ..."Essentially what happened is the state approved the same dollar amount it did last year for the supplemental general fund" My thinking is, the above, as well generally, is incorrect b/c of the verb-agreement rules - and "what happened was" would be [more] correct, context depended obviously. However, based in somewhat equal google hits and in ...
- That is/was what happened, isn't/wasn't it? - WordReference ForumsThe verb “happen” can not take a direct object, and it, therefore, has no passive form, so there is no “is/was/be happened” tense. *Correction: You shouldn't use was or were with a V2, The past progressive tense uses the past "to be" with the present participle: "It was not happening".
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