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I did talked to her vs I did talk to her

The correct phrase to use is the second one, "I did talk to her." The use of the past tense verb "talked" after "did" is incorrect in this context. The correct form is the base form of the verb (talk) after "did."
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This phrase is incorrect. The past tense verb "talked" should not be used after "did".

"I did talked to her"

The correct form is to use the base form of the verb (talk) after "did". This structure is used to emphasize the action that was done.
  • Feb 10, 2024 ... Here is what i did : "Talked to her in No mans wharf - beat flexile sentry with her - talked to her in lost bastille - beat lost sinner with ...
  • Aug 15, 2019 ... Edit: I did talked to her and explain why I did it after she calmed down but my wife got in the way and insisted I apologise and make it up for ...
  • I cannot give payment information because I am not treated, Sharan Freeman secretary know this because I did talked to her secretary about this 2011. The ...
  • Nov 6, 2009 ... I gave her the first book or whatever from the mage tower and then she asked me to go kill Flemeth and I did, Talked to her saying Flemith is ...
  • "Yes I did talked to her but no she don't know anything about you or Dante" Mrs Knight replied. "Now please come here. Your boss won't scold you" Mrs Knight ...
  • Oct 16, 2023 ... So sorry for your loss I did talked to her about 3weeks ago and over the years had spent a lot of time with her . We walked a lot too. We ...
  • May 10, 2016 ... I did talked to her before installing the cameras and she really wanted it because she wanted "all those druggies to be taped on camera" but ...
  • i did talked to her about her work and immediately she shed tears, i was in a shocked and once i asked her don copy what i said, she stopped awhile and stay ...
  • I did talked to her back in the 60-s she was having dinner with Don Adams and another women at the La Skala restaurant on Sunset Blvd!!than they were ...

Alternatives:

  • I did talk to her
  • I talked to her
  • I have talked to her
  • I had talked to her
  • I will talk to her

This phrase is correct. The base form of the verb "talk" is used correctly after "did".

"I did talk to her"

This structure is used to emphasize the action that was done. It is commonly used in English to express past actions.
  • Oct 12, 2024 ... I noticed the same thing too, and when I did talk to her she acted like we already met and once hit on my character and I had only had like ...
  • Sep 27, 2009 ... I did talk to her about the extra risk she was adding by using an unneeded acidifier and tried to encourage her to just inject water if she ...
  • Dec 12, 2023 ... She kinda got a little better cuz I did talk to her about it, but now her "fix" is just sending me random questions. Like "if you could go ...
  • Anyway, I did talk to her in regards to the wig. She said it fits great and she loves it! She asked me to help her style it. Thank you so very much for all ...
  • Mar 23, 2022 ... This helped.me out; I did talk to her at Snow Valley Ruins and exhausted dialing. Or so I thought. Went back there and had some more to say ...
  • She always made us feel like part of the family, one of her kids I wish I had been better at keeping in touch over the years, but when I did talk to her ...
  • Apr 14, 2015 ... I did talk to her as often as possible.. every chance I get.. However I usually just get the option to ask for advice :/ Ugh oh well ...
  • ... i did talk to her about educating new staff about people with disbilities, and how important it is to be more accepting of differences. She was horrified ...
  • Jul 16, 2019 ... I did talk to her about it and she had no conclusive answer. What should I do? ·. If I were you, instead of panicking, I would just back off ...
  • Jul 3, 2022 ... I did talk to her a few min earlier through the cam but she wouldn't leave so I walked out there and talked to her through the screened ...

Alternatives:

  • I talked to her
  • I have talked to her
  • I had talked to her
  • I will talk to her
  • I was talking to her

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