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Where it is happened? vs Where it was happened?

The correct sentence is "Where did it happen?" Both "where it is happened?" and "where it was happened?" are incorrect. The correct form uses the auxiliary verb "did" to form the past simple tense.
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Last updated: October 11, 2024 • 14851 views

Where it is happened?

This phrase is incorrect. The verb "is happened" is not a valid construction in English.

This phrase is not correct in English. To ask about a past event, use the past simple tense with the auxiliary verb "did": "Where did it happen?"
  • Apr 13, 2015 ... So no clue where it is. Happened this winter. At about 1:00 "Andi" goes down the hill faster than planned. The rest of the video is his friend ...
  • PHP should explain the reason of fatal error and give you a hint as file name and code line number where it is happened. So I wait this information from you.
  • Oct 5, 2011 ... Suppose according to your article, if big-bang happened, ok right but where it is happened, how it is happened, and why it is happened.
  • Apr 21, 2006 ... (iii) Why the delay was happened, where it is happened, under whom the delay was happened and what is the vested interest of the officers in ...

Where it was happened?

This phrase is incorrect. The verb "was happened" is not a valid construction in English.

This phrase is not correct in English. To ask about a past event, use the past simple tense with the auxiliary verb "did": "Where did it happen?"
  • ... of Butt et al. (2000, p.11), the generic structure of a narrative is as follows: Orientation: Tell the readers about who was involved and where it was happened ?
  • Jan 3, 2014 ... In my family, there's been a two-year search for a missing will for my great-aunt. The only one who knew where it was happened to be my father ...
  • My first clue to where it was happened when I was hunting the second chimera from on top of the two tanks at the ventilation complex.
  • Jan 20, 2014 ... He was getting closer to where It was happened and a evilly smirked appeared across it's pale skin… 'Noo! Stop him! He's going to hurt him!

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