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Nothing happened vs Nothing happens

Both phrases are correct, but they're used in different contexts. 'Nothing happened' is used to describe a past event where nothing occurred, while 'Nothing happens' talks about a general truth or a recurring situation where nothing occurs.
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Last updated: February 05, 2025 • 6676 views

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to describe a past event where nothing occurred.

"Nothing happened"

This phrase is used to talk about a situation in the past where no events took place.

Examples:

  • I waited for hours, but nothing happened.
  • She was worried, but nothing happened in the end.
  • Jan 5, 2022 ... ... #OnePiece #Anime #Crunchyroll. Nothing Happened | One Piece. 2.4M views · 2 years ago #OnePiece #Anime #Crunchyroll ...more. Crunchyroll. 6.44M.
  • Jul 17, 2021 ... ... Nothing happened” moment Luffy wouldn't be able to accomplish all the things he set out to do during the Marineford Saga. Even when his vice ...
  • Nothing Happened. A History. Susan A. Crane. Award Winner. 2021: Independent Publisher ...
  • Jun 5, 2022 ... Nothing happened to me, Officer Starling. I happened. You can't reduce me to a set of influences. You've give up good and evil behaviorism, ...
  • Amazon.com: Nothing Happened: 9781484753026: Booth, Molly: Books.
  • Nov 7, 2023 ... My Book Earned Out in Two Years and Nothing Happened. Hustling to earn out cost me time with my family and energy I could've spent writing ...
  • Nothing Happened Here is a photo series that explores the violence/non-violence of post-colonial Native American psychology.
  • Oct 6, 2021 ... ... is compatible with windows 11. it had an install button and i clicked it. it installed the updated and after i restarted nothing happened.
  • Jun 9, 2020 ... installed sierra nothing happened? So last night I installed Sierra, I downloaded the installer from the Mac Page then did the installer ...
  • Sep 17, 2022 ... 43K likes, 1955 comments - alperyesiltas on September 17, 2022: "As if nothing happened.. #diana #princessdiana #ai #artificialintelligence ...

Alternatives:

  • nothing occurred
  • there were no developments
  • no events transpired
  • nothing took place
  • nothing unfolded

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to talk about a general truth or a recurring situation where nothing occurs.

"Nothing happens"

This phrase is used to describe a situation that is always true or a recurring event where nothing occurs.

Examples:

  • In that deserted town, nothing happens after dark.
  • When I press this button, nothing happens.
  • Released March 22, 2019. Following their 2018 debut EP, Spring Wallows released their debut LP Nothing Happens in March.
  • Mar 4, 2021 ... could anyone explain the story behind nothing happens? i've heard some places that how the end of do not wait cycles into only friend is ...
  • Listen to Nothing Happens on Spotify · Album · Wallows · 2019 · 11 songs.
  • Nothing Happens is the debut studio album by American band Wallows. It was released on March 22, 2019 through Atlantic Records.
  • Oct 17, 2023 ... Nothing happens when trying to upload files ... Dropbox doesn't let me upload any type of content, when I click upload file it does absolutely ...
  • Jun 11, 2024 ... When I click “Deploy”, I briefly see a spinning blue wheel, then the deploy button is grayed out, but nothing happens.
  • Jan 31, 2020 ... I should mention that on earlier versions of the .csv file a few days ago, everything merged perfectly. Any ideas as to why nothing happens when ...
  • Jan 13, 2019 ... ... nothing happens. No message, no removal. Just me pressing away on delete and nothing happening at all. Tried some troubleshooting already ...
  • Nov 10, 2020 ... In Creative Cloud, I can see several updates are available to me and compatabile with my computer, but nothing happens when I click "update.
  • Jan 26, 2016 ... Nothing happens after entering product key. After my trial of Office 365 expired, I bought Office 365 Personal. Following the directions in ...

Alternatives:

  • nothing occurs
  • there is no activity
  • no events take place
  • nothing transpires
  • nothing unfolds

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