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What was happened or what was happen?

What was happened or what was happen?

They 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”.

Is happened is correct?

The past tense, ‘happened’ is correct. In the context offered, you are asking what (events) happened that changed or effected Jen.

When to Use happen or happens?

Similarly, ‘even events…’ is an additional information and hence verb will be used according to ‘everything’ therefore, ‘happens’ will be the correct option. Everything in life, even events that seem insignificant when they occur, happens for a reason.

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Did it happen or happened?

The emphatic form of the simple past “happened” is “did happen.” “What did happen?” is an emphatic form of “What happened?” It would be spoken as “What did happen?” with a strong stress on “did.” Here are some examples of idiomatic use of “did happen.” Person A: That’s not what happened.

Is happened past tense?

The past tense and past participle of happen. I happened to find my lost ring today. It happened again!

When did that happen or happened?

Both forms are grammatically correct (contrary to the insistence of some British grammar purists). The first one (“What happened?”) is the one most of us would likely ever to need in normal life. Use “did” when we knew something had happened but wanted more details.

When did this happen or happened?

“When was it happened?” is not correct because you must use the base form of the main verb after an auxiliary verb. You used “happened,” which is the past tense and past participle of “to happen.” The correct phrasing would be “When did it happen?”

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Has Happened meaning?

“Has happened” is the preterite tense and “had happened” is the pluperfect tense. The preterite (preterit) expresses an action which took place at a definite time in the past. It is also known as the simple past tense.

Is it correct to say “when was it happened?

(Note: You cannot use “do” with the future; it should be “When will it happen?”). “When was it happened?” is not correct because you must use the base form of the main verb after an auxiliary verb. You used “happened,” which is the past tense and past participle of “to happen.” The correct phrasing would be “When did it happen?”

What is the simple past tense of ‘it happened’?

This tense is to say that something was – or in this case was not – happening continually over a period in the past. The simple past is most often formed from the preterite form of the verb (“It happened”), but sometimes for emphasis, inversion of – as in this case – negation, it is formed with forms of do: “It didn’t happen”.

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What is the difference between ‘when this happened’ and ‘when it happened’?

“When this happened” is more of a descriptor; it identifies a moment in time, usually relative to what someone else was doing or where they were at the same time (though “when IT happened” might also be used, depending on the specifics): They’re both correct in different contexts.

Is it ‘it did not happen’ or ‘it was not happening’?

It could be “It did not happen”, in which case it will be simple past. “It was not happening” is past continuous and differs in meaning from “It did not happen”. Hope the links will be of help to you. The verb “happen” can not take a direct object, and it therefore has no passive form, so there is no “is/was/be happened” tense.