CeliVega Posted February 20, 2014 Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 Or the third option : "Does he caused any problems for you".Which one is better when you are asking a question like this? I am not too sure if this is even correct. Should it be "Did he caused any problems for you"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yurithebest1 Posted February 20, 2014 Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 When you ask a direct question you don't change the main verb, it has to be in the infinitive with just removing "to", what you change is the verb "To do" in the beginning of the direct question, here is what i mean: In the simple present tense: You should use "Does" with only the subjects "He" or "She" or "It" and for the all the other subjects you use "Do".Does he go to school? Does it work that way?Does she see a doctor?Do you have a cellphone?Do they see it?For the past tense, you use only "Did" in the beginning of the question with all subjects and without changing the main verb.Did you see her yesterday?Did he read a book last week? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadence Posted February 20, 2014 Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 I think option two; "does he cause any problems for you" sounds like the most correct one in my ears. Either that or I would rephrase it to "is he causing you any problems". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahRTW Posted February 21, 2014 Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 As others have said, the answer is "Does he cause any problems for you?"For causes to be correct, you'd have to use it as a statement"He causes problems for you."or, you could using a rising inflection in your voice to make it a question"He causes problems for you?" (this would indicate some surprise on the part of the person asking the question. "He causes problems for you? Wow! He was great when I worked with him.") Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeliVega Posted February 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 Thanks for the replies everyone! So it's "Does he cause any problems for you" then! I will take note of that the next time I write a sentence with a similar vibe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Litnax Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 I always have problem with 'does'. I often need to remind myself to not add 's' to a verb if I use 'does' in a sentence. :shy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chigreyofthenorns Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 I understand the dilemma! I have been writing and speaking in English for a long time, but I still get in trouble sometimes when using does/did/do especially when I am in a hurry. Thankfully, I catch my errors in time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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