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The variety of English used in the United States of America.
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Why doesn't English have contracted forms for past tense verbs?
In English, we contract things like "They are" to "They're." As far as I know, for indicative moods, this is only done for present and future tense verbs. Why is it not done for past tense (I know the …
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