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Did vs Is - What's the difference?

did | is |

As verbs the difference between did and is

is that did is simple past of do while is is third-person singular of be.

As a noun is is

plural of lang=en.

did

Translingual

Alternative forms

* (roman numeral) DID, CMXCIX, cmxcix (DID)

Number

(mul-number)
  • (label) A Roman numeral representing nine hundred and ninety-nine ().

    • See also

    * Previous: diid (nine hundred and ninety-eight, ) * Next: dd (one thousand, ) ----

    is

    English

    (IS)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl), from (etyl) (m), from (etyl) . The paradigm of "to be" has been since the time of Proto-Germanic a synthesis of four originally distinct verb stems. The infinitive form "to be" is from .

    Alternative forms

    * 's

    Verb

    (head)
  • (be)
    • He is a doctor. He retired some time ago.
    Should he do the task, it is vital that you follow him.
    It all depends on what the meaning of is is. - (Bill Clinton)
    • Quotations
    * (English Citations of "is")

    See also

    * am * are * art * be * been * beest * being * was * wast * were * wert

    Statistics

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    Etymology 2

    .

    Noun

    (head)
    • remember to dot your is
    Usage notes

    Anagrams

    * (l), (l), (l) 100 English basic words English auxiliary verb forms English irregular third-person singular forms English two-letter words 1000 English basic words ----