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Kumenglish Posted 5 years ago
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Earlier

Have you spoken to me earlier?

Did you speak to me earlier?

Please check them

  

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kumenglish Have you spoken to me earlier? Did you speak to me earlier? Please check them You need the second one.

— CalifJim

  • kumenglish Have you spoken to me earlier?
  • Did you speak to me earlier?
  • Please check them You need the second one.
  • The first one is wrong.
  • 'earlier' suggests a point in time.
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kumenglish

Have you spoken to me earlier?

Did you speak to me earlier?

Please check them

You need the second one. The first one is wrong.

'earlier' suggests a point in time. You cannot mention a point in time in a sentence that has the present perfect tense (a 'have' form like 'have spoken').

CJ

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