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by Tuckstar on November 14th, 2005

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What is the correct usage, "I done it yesterday" or "I did it yesterday"?

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  • by R Spandit on September 7th, 2006

    R Spandit

    Generally if you use a time adverb that identifies a point in the past, you need to use the simple past. 'I did it previously' versus 'I've done it already'. 'I done it' however, is never strictly grammatically correct, although it's common usage nowadays.

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  • by lynnenorth on January 6th, 2006

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    "Done" is either a passive voice or a past participle. As a passive voice it points toward a passive object which receives action, and the sentence will have no active do-er. As a past participle it is used to indicate something that happened in relation to a definite time (the default reference time would be "now"), or to another event or action. Whether passive voice or past participle, in either case it must be combined with an auxiliary verb like "have" or "was".

    "It is done." --would be proper use of the word as a passive verb; or "I have done that; I was done yesterday." --is proper use of it as past participle.

    "Did" is an active verb, and simple past tense. As an active verb, there is an active agent in the sentence, and the verb just moves the story along. "I did it yesterday" is correct.

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  • by Anon on November 14th, 2005

    Anon

    I did it yesterday.

    (Assuming we're talking about standard American or British English)

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  • by Mikeisha on January 11th, 2009

    Mikeisha

    I did it yesterday.

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  • by Anonymous on January 10th, 2009

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    I did it yesterday

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