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Necrophagist Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Present or past perfect

A: Are you and Johnny friends?
B: No, why?
A: I have/had seen you guys together multiple times, so I had to ask.

  

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Present perfect is OK in your context. 'saw' would also be fine. As you know, 'past perfect' simply indicates that one action finished before something in the past.

  • Present perfect is OK in your context.
  • 'saw' would also be fine.
  • As you know, 'past perfect' simply indicates that one action finished before something in the past.
  • What's that something in your context?
  • Necrophagist A: (Because)I have /had seen you guys together multiple times.
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Present perfect is OK in your context.

'saw' would also be fine.

As you know, 'past perfect' simply indicates that one action finished before something in the past. What's that something in your context?

NecrophagistA: (Because)I have /had seen you guys together multiple times. , so I had to ask.
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you guys together multiple times,


you guys is casual

multiple times is not casual. Casual is eg a lot

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