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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Is there a difference betwen using thest two phrases?
I and I have?
Example
I played that game before.
vs
I've played that game before.
Are they both correct? What's the difference?
Example
I played that game before.
vs
I've played that game before.
Are they both correct? What's the difference?
Top answer
I played that game before-- simple past tense: a plain statement of a past fact I've played that game before-- present perfect tense: the speaker is relating the past fact to the present in some way (perhaps he is being invite to play the game now)
- I played that game before-- simple past tense: a plain statement of a past fact I've played that game before-- present perfect tense: the speaker is relating the past fact to the present in some way (perhaps he is being invite to play the game now)
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I played that game before-- simple past tense: a plain statement of a past fact
I've played that game before-- present perfect tense: the speaker is relating the past fact to the present in some way (perhaps he is being invite to play the game now)
I've played that game before-- present perfect tense: the speaker is relating the past fact to the present in some way (perhaps he is being invite to play the game now)
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