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Rule "do you found (find)"

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Description: do you found (find)
Message: Make sure that the ambiguous verb form '\5' is correct. (It can either be the base form '\5', 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:
  • Do you found the pen?
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Do you find the pen?
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: DO_VBZ_AMBIGUOUS_VERB [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-28 22:33:06 +0200)