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Did you want? vs Did you wanted?

The correct phrase is "Did you want?" The base form of the verb is used after the auxiliary verb "did."
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Did you want?

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is the correct way to ask someone about their desire or preference in the past. It uses the auxiliary verb "did" followed by the base form of the verb "want."

Examples:

  • Did you want some coffee earlier?
  • Did you want to go to the movies last night?
  • Did you want to talk to me about something?
  • Did you want a piece of cake?
  • Did you want to leave early?
  • And that spinal tap, what did you want?
  • And that spinal tap, what did you want?
  • When we were 14, what did you want?
  • What did you want?
  • Alright, what did you want?
  • Wh-what did you want?
  • I'm sorry, what did you want?
  • Then what did you want?
  • So... what did you want?
  • How many cartridges did you want?
  • What kind of answer did you want?
  • What color drawer pulls did you want?
  • When you came behind the stand, what did you want?
  • Edik, what did you want?
  • Well, Marty... when you started work at ADM, how much money did you want?
  • Well, what did you want?
  • By the way, what did you want?
  • What did you want?
  • what did you want?
  • What did you want?

Did you wanted?

This phrase is incorrect in English. The past tense form of the verb "wanted" should not be used after the auxiliary verb "did."

  • Did you get everything you wanted?
  • Did you buy everything you wanted?
  • Let me ask you, did you accomplish what you wanted?
  • - Did you find what you wanted?
  • Tell me, did you get what you wanted?
  • Tell me, did you get what you wanted?
  • Did you get what you wanted?
  • Did you get what you wanted?
  • - Did everything go how you wanted?
  • Did you bring what I wanted?
  • Frank, did you say you wanted - ?
  • And you would have killed him if you didn't get what you wanted?
  • Tell me, did you get what you wanted? I wanted you to listen.
  • Maestro, did you get what you wanted?
  • What if you did it because you wanted me?
  • Did you think I wanted to?
  • How did you know we wanted coffee?
  • How did you know I wanted this?
  • How did you know I wanted one?
  • How did you know I wanted one?

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