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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

have

Hi,

im new here, and i would like to know it better, when do we use "have" in English language.
Like:
whats the difference between:
"I made the cake" and "I have made the cake" ?

thx in advance!
  

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Hi, The Present Perfect is a very common topic of disussion on the Forum. If you search for it, you'll find many useful threads you can review. Very brieflY I made the cake Simple Past just states a fact about the past.

  • Hi, The Present Perfect is a very common topic of disussion on the Forum.
  • If you search for it, you'll find many useful threads you can review.
  • Very brieflY I made the cake Simple Past just states a fact about the past.
  • Perhaps you made the cake yesterday, perhaps last year.
  • ' I have made the cake Present Perfect means you have right now the result of 'the making', which is usually the cake itself.
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Hi,

The Present Perfect is a very common topic of disussion on the Forum. If you search for it, you'll find many useful threads you can review. Very brieflY

I made the cake Simple Past just states a fact about the past. Perhaps you made the cake yesterday, perhaps last year. 'For my wedding in 1990, I made the cake.'

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