Learn English – “to not do that” or “not to do that”

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I'm saying

How many times I asked you not to do that?

or

How many times I asked you to not do that?

which one is correct please?

Best Answer

Neither is completely correct: you can use

How many times have I asked you not to do that?

or

How many times have I asked you to not do that?

Notice how the word "I" is capitalised in English. This is always the case.

The word "have" is required as an auxiliary verb to form the present perfect with the past participle "asked" for it to make sense in those sentences.

Both "not to do" and "to not do" are correct.

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