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JaxTeller Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

I found, I've found

Let's say I'm playing hide and seek. (weird example, just to clarify it) And I found someone. Do I say: ''I've found you'' or I found you?. Another example: ''I've decided to reduce the price of my products'', or is it: I decided to reduce the price of my products.

Or is it possible to use both sentences, what I mean is, if it is perfectly normal if I say both of the sentences to a native speaker?

Thanks!
  

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Hi. Welcome to English forums. You should use present perfect for the first one(have found) As for the second one, if the prices are still low, you have to use present perfect becuase the result of past action is still in present, but as soon as you decide to increase the prices, your decision for reducing would be a finished past action and should be decided .

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Hi.

Welcome to English forums.

You should use present perfect for the first one(have found)

As for the second one, if the prices are still low, you have to use present perfect becuase the result of past action is still in present, but as soon as you decide to increase the prices, your decision for reducing would be a finished past action and should be decided.
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Hi,

I understand the second one, but the first one is still unclear to me. Because you found the person and that's it right?
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