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Rule "'did' with past tense verb"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description:	'did' with past tense verb
Message:	The past tense is already inflected in the auxiliary verb "did", so the infinitive (base) form of the verb should be used here.
Category:	Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link:	https://languagetool.org/insights/post/grammar-forms-of-do/
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	Didn't you forgot it? Correction suggestion: forget Didn't you used to be a teacher? Correction suggestion: use
Correct sentences for comparison:	Ate like crap, drank a lot and did workouts developed by bros.
ID:	DID_PAST [3]
Version:	6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-11-01 22:33:07 +0100)

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