And if it is correct, can someone explain to me the grammar. Like, is it present continuous or something (grammar isn't my strong suit).
Learn English – Is “How did your job go?” grammatically correct
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And if it is correct, can someone explain to me the grammar. Like, is it present continuous or something (grammar isn't my strong suit).
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When we ask, "How did {something} go?" the "something" must have finished. It cannot be ongoing. The simple past did go is used with things that happened in the past.
If the surgeon is operating on one of the organs of your body, and you are lying unconscious on the operating table, the nurse does not ask, "Doctor, how did the operation go?" because the surgical procedure is not finished yet. The nurse can ask "How is the operation going?"
But if the "job" is a completed task then your question is valid. Let's say the job was replacing the roof of a house, which people in that trade call "a job".
Then you can ask:
But if you're asking someone at dinner how they fared at work:
There, your day means "your work day". The work day is over. It is evening now.