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Have you buy or have you bought?
“Do you bought” is incorrect. “Did you buy” is the correct way to form a question in the past tense. Questions in English can be formed by switching the order of the subject and the helping verb.
Where have you bought it meaning?
means ‘At which (place) did you buy it?’
Have you bought anything or did you buy anything?
“Did you buy anything?” focus more on the activity at the time it was happening, e.g. “Did you buy anything while you were in Paris?” “Have you bought anything”, I would say, focusses more on the result of having bought something: the thing bought, with a possible expectation of seeing whatever was bought.
Has bought or have bought?
To buy
| Present Tense | I buy | he/she/it buys |
|---|---|---|
| Simple Past Tense | I bought | he/she/it bought |
| Present Participle | I am buying | he/she/it is buying |
| Past Participle | I/you/we/(s)he/it/they bought | — |
Where did you buy or where have you bought?
The item was purchased once, a single act that took place in the past, so the simple past tense, “where did you buy”, is the correct answer. If you wanted to know about the person’s experience over a period of time and continuing to the present, you might ask, “Where have you bought records?”
What is the difference between Did you and have you?
‘Did You’ is used only for the Past Indefinite/Simple Tense, while ‘Have You’ is used in the Present Perfect Tense. ‘Did You’ works for recent past and has nothing to do with any other Tense, while ‘Have You’ is for the completion of anything in the present.
Did she buy it meaning?
slang To believe that something is true. My brother says that his latest scheme will make millions, but I’m not buying it. I told the teacher that my dog ate my homework, and she totally bought it! slang To die.
Did you vs Have you example?
Differences in a Nutshell ‘Did You’ is used only for the Past Indefinite/Simple Tense, while ‘Have You’ is used in the Present Perfect Tense. ‘Did You’ works for recent past and has nothing to do with any other Tense, while ‘Have You’ is for the completion of anything in the present.
Is have bought correct grammar?
I bought a new cell phone last week. I bought a new cell phone at the mall. However, if you’re simply stating a fact, most people would use the two interchangeably, and not consider either to be wrong (Though most grammarians would argue that the present perfect “have bought” is more correct.)