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Rule "'hasn't' + irregular past tense verb"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: 'hasn't' + irregular past tense verb
Message: Did you mean <suggestion>\1\2 \3</suggestion>?
Category: Possible Typo (ID: TYPOS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • They haven't bit their tongue.
    Correction suggestion: haven't bitten
  • You weren't awake by the alarm clock, were you?
    Correction suggestion: weren't awaked, weren't awoken
  • The children weren't awake by the storm, were they?
    Correction suggestion: weren't awaked, weren't awoken
  • The technicians weren't awake by the emergency alarm.
    Correction suggestion: weren't awaked, weren't awoken
  • We slept soundly; we know we weren't awake by the storm!
    Correction suggestion: weren't awaked, weren't awoken
  • Tom hasn't send any message yet.
    Correction suggestion: hasn't sent
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • They haven't awoken before nine in a long time.
  • You weren't awake.
  • You weren't awake at the time of the accident.
  • Are you sure they weren't awake?
  • Tom and Mary said that they weren't broke.
  • The technicians weren't awake at the time of the accident, were they?
  • I thought Tom and Mary weren't awake.
  • Tom's lazy children weren't awake when I visited him.
  • Sami became more and more concerned that Layla still hadn't showed up.
ID: HASNT_IRREGULAR_VERB [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-07 22:33:09 +0100)