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Rule "Auxiliary verb + ambiguous past tense"

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Description: Auxiliary verb + ambiguous past tense
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Message: Make sure that the ambiguous verb form '\3' is correct. (It can either be the base form '\3', or the past tense of a different verb.)
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/verbtodo.html
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • You did found it!
  • Several of these students would found their own styles of aikido.
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • The earliest anarchist themes can be found in the 6th century BC.
  • ...known written evidence of a camera obscura can be found in Aristotle's documentation of such a device in ...
  • ...nitor lizards, and numerous other reptiles can be found living among an array of rodents throughout the s...
  • The cakes are marketed and can the found in cities either in Algeria or in Europe or North...
  • The prototype for this model can be found in Bolos of Mendes' second century BCE work, Phys...
  • Another example can be found in the work of Heinrich Khunrath (1560–who ...
  • ...of Pagan, Christian, and Jewish alchemists can be found during this period.
  • When I go on vacation, I'll rent a car.
  • ...o capture the phenomenon of motion drawing can be found in paleolithic cave paintings, where animals are ...
  • The odds are against me, so I think I'll quit now.
  • ...ter as that of "Auld Lang Syne"; the songs can be sung interchangeably.
  • Accordingly, Assistive Technology can be found in sports ranging from local community recreation...
  • It may be found in natural deposits or may be a refined product; ...
  • Take this umbrella with you lest you should get wet and catch cold.
  • ...ium, due to its relatively low reactivity, can be found in seawater in large amounts; it is estimated tha...
  • ...uct of the alpha decay of actinium-227 and can be found in trace amounts in uranium and thorium minerals....
  • Francium can be found in trace amounts in uranium and thorium minerals;...
  • More local particular weather examples could be found in examples such as the; Azores High, Benguela Cu...
  • Can I rent rackets?
  • ... the Northwest a sprinkling of Kimbanguism can be found, spreading from the Congo/Zaire.
  • ...tin American countries (especially Brazil) can be found.
  • With more education, he would have found a better job.
  • If I were you, I would quit my job and leave London.
  • Both yellow and white sweet clover can be found throughout the southern and central areas of the ...
  • ...found in the wooded regions, and pronghorn can be found in the prairies of southern Alberta.
  • ...ty of smaller seed and insect-eating birds can be found.
  • ...rmation about the volumes published so far can be found on the webpages of the Einstein Papers Project an...
  • ...rs and a variety of unique flora and fauna can be found there, including "living fossils" and many endemi...
  • ...and diversity of animal life in Azerbaijan can be found in travel notes of Eastern travelers.
  • ... the species growing in the whole Caucasus can be found in Azerbaijan.
  • ... sections with a link to a "Main article" will be found in the linked article.
  • ...campaigns, battles, units, and individuals can be found in those articles.
  • The flowchart of "Elegant" can be found at the top of this article.
  • ...o a goal from a vertex in a weighted graph can be found by using the shortest path to the goal from all a...
  • Why did he quit his job?
  • Why did you quit?
  • Up-to-date information on the Asparagales can be found on the Angiosperm Phylogeny Website.
  • The remains of the church of St. Clement can be found today in a building just off Işıklar Caddesi in t...
  • ...s, hand-woven carpets and leather products can be found at bargain prices.
  • ...any interesting items, not just of copper, can be found here like jewelry, carpets, costumes, antiques an...
  • I simply cannot get rid of this bad cold of mine.
  • How can I quit this job?
  • I cannot dance worth a damn.
  • I give my pledge that I will quit smoking.
  • Jewish schools can be found in the southern suburbs of Amsterdam.
  • A parking garage can be found underneath the square, as well as a supermarket.
  • Such a thing cannot be found everywhere.
  • Many restaurants can be found in Amsterdam as well.
  • ...ity, a lot of different ethnic restaurants can be found.
  • Art films can be found at Tuschinski, and the independent The Movies, Ci...
  • The museum can be found in the 19th century building The Iron in the Mota...
  • May 2011 saw record sales for Audi of America with the new Aud...
  • ... Geological Survey expects more resources will be found.
  • Likewise, a group of atoms can remain bound to each other by chemical bonds based on the same...
  • ...usion principle, in which no two electrons may be found in the same quantum state, bound electrons pair u...
  • Archipelagos may be found isolated in bodies of water or neighboring a larg...
  • ...that alternative mathematical systems might exist was very troubling to mathematicians of the 19th cent...
  • Polyacetylenes can be found in Apiaceae vegetables like carrot, celery, fenne...
  • ...ring the summer months and where hay barns can be found, and the term "the Alps", referring to the mounta...
  • ...e Edelweiss which grows in rocky areas and can be found at altitudes as low as and as high as.
  • ...ate in large groups to provide warmth, and can be found in all areas of the Alps, in large colonies they ...
  • ...e Alps; they nest high on rocky ledges and can be found at altitudes of.
  • Brown trout can be found in the streams up to the snow line.
  • Scorpions can be found in the Italian Alps.
  • You can get rid of the cold if you take this medicine.
  • It can be found in low densities in star and planetary system for...
  • An account of that night can be found in Kerouac's novel The Dharma Bums, describing ho...
  • You should get rid of these weeds.
  • ... and the following elements of a parabasis can be found within them.
  • I would quit before I would do that job in this company.
  • ... objective world expecting that humanity would be found to have a special meaning within it.
  • ...inally stops - when no further investments can be found which provide adequate returns for speculative bo...
  • ...northernmost, though the domesticated form can be found as far north as Iceland.
  • ... prejudice against Jews and their religion can be found in the works of many pagan Greek and Roman writer...
  • All he did was playing golf.
  • Those flips you just did were on point.
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ID: DID_FOUND_AMBIGUOUS [2]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-05-01 22:33:07 +0200)