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Nerdikarp Posted 14 years ago
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"I have played this game." "I already played this game." "I have already played this game." Which sentence is correct for this context?

Your buddy wants to play this game, and you say

1."I have played this game."

2."I already played this game."

3."I have already played this game."

Can I say 2? Or is that not in present tense
  

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Hi, 1) I have already played that game. 2) I already played that game. In practice these two mean about the same.

  • Hi, 1) I have already played that game.
  • 2) I already played that game.
  • In practice these two mean about the same.
  • I assume the second is considered more colloquial.
  • Regards
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Hi,

1) I have already played that game.

2) I already played that game.

In practice these two mean about the same. I assume the second is considered more colloquial.

Regards
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Your buddy wants to play this game ...

So he says, "Let's play this game!" Right?

In that case, none of your answers are quite right. They are all grammatically correct, but they don't make a lot of sentence as a response to your buddy's suggestion.

You need to indicate "yes" or "no" somewhere, somehow, and just stating that you've

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