Help Detective Barnaby finalize his rather confusing case notes by dragging the correct verbs into the blanks.
Even though we are interrogating him right now, the suspect insists he knows nothing about the missing diamonds. Furthermore, he stated that he did not see anyone enter the vault last night.
Even though we are interrogating him right now, the suspect insists he knows nothing about the missing diamonds.
Stative verbs that express states of mind (like know, believe, understand) are rarely used in the continuous "-ing" form. Even if the action is happening right now, we use the simple present tense.
Furthermore, he stated that he did not see anyone enter the vault last night.
A very common mistake is using the past tense verb after "did not" (e.g., "did not saw"). "Did" is already in the past tense, so the main verb that follows it must always be in its base form (see).