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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

"have"

When do you use the word "have"? I see the use of the word "have" below from a lot of my coworkers. I typically use the format w/o the word "have". Which is the proper way to write the below sentence? thanks.
I "have" generated the report.
I generated the report.
  

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Anonymous When do you use the word "have"? I see the use of the word "have" below from a lot of my coworkers. Your co-workers are using the present perfect tense.

— AlpheccaStars

  • Anonymous When do you use the word "have"?
  • I see the use of the word "have" below from a lot of my coworkers.
  • Your co-workers are using the present perfect tense.
  • It is a very common verb form in English.
  • Here are some common examples: I have known him for many years.
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AnonymousWhen do you use the word "have"? I see the use of the word "have" below from a lot of my coworkers.
Your co-workers are using the present perfect tense. It is a very common verb form in English.
Here are some common examples:

I have known him for many years.
We have just finished eating, but join us anyway.
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AlpheccaStars is absolutely correct. For me, there is no difference in meaning between "I have generated the report" and "I generated the report". The addition of "have" does make it seem that you recently have generated the report but that's nuance only.
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