"I've dropped" emphasises that the event is recent and its effect is still apparent and relevant. If the speaker doesn't want to emphasise this then he or she may use "I dropped".
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Anonymous So can I say that in such cases the present perfect is like a red signal button saying :attention, attention pleaseMy understanding of that is that the usage of the present perfect leaves some space for suspension, that there is some, often unsaid, follow-up or, at least, some expectation of that whereas the usage of the past simple 'buries' the exp
Anonymousthe usage of the present perfect leaves some space for suspension, that there is some, often unsaid, follow-up or, at least, some expectation of thatNot really. It's more that the present perfect relates something that began (at least) in the past to the present. If you say "I have lost it,' then you are relating the past losing to the present not-ha