What did you saw back there vs What did you see back there

The correct phrase is 'what did you see back there?' The verb 'see' should be in the base form after 'did.' The incorrect phrase 'what did you saw back there' uses the past tense form of 'see' incorrectly.

Last updated: March 27, 2024

What did you saw back there

This phrase is incorrect. The verb 'see' should be in the base form after 'did.'

Incorrect usage. The past tense form 'saw' is not appropriate after 'did.'

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Guys, look, I don't know what you think you saw back there.
I know what you saw back there, and I can explain it.
I owe you a huge apology, because what you saw back there, it wasn't even real.
That thing you saw back there, that was the little baby...
I know what you think you saw back there, but that's not what happened.
The first number I saw back there, was 6012-07-17.
What you saw back there in that tent... there's a lot more to the word coward and the word hero than you think.
You ready to tell me who you saw back there?
And what you saw back there, that-that middle name stuff?
You ready to tell me who you saw back there?
I am responsible for what you saw back there, all right?
And what you saw back there, that-that middle name stuff?
And, look, about what you saw back at the bar...
And I know your natural impulse is to take what you saw back downtown with you.
And I know your natural impulse is to take what you saw back downtown with you.
You saw us back there working together.
Kono... you saw what happened back there.
You saw that store back there, money's worthless now.
All right, then how do you explain what we just saw back there?
But now I think... I think that what he was talking about... I saw back there in that lion's left eye.

Alternatives:

what did you see back there

What did you see back there

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Correct usage. 'See' is the base form of the verb that should follow 'did.'

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KATE: Tell me... what did you see back there?
So, what exactly did you see back there?
What did I really see back there?
Did you see that house back there?
Did you see what happened back there?
Did you see the crazed glass back there?
You think I can't see back there, but I can.
Is that Styrofoam I see back there?
Did you see her back tattoo?
How did you see his back exactly?
Ben, did you see a clipboard back there?
Did you see howl held back?
What did you see when you got back?
Went to see Back to the Future with Joyce.
Can you see back that far there?
See back in the day, I was one of the most famous actors in my generation.
See back then in the roaring twenties you did not need a license to drive.
Did you see what he did back there?
Did you see that Kim is back?
So, you see, I went back there to apologise.

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What did you saw back there vs What did you see back there