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Bebop Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Seen vs saw
I'm asking my friend if he's seen a movie. He replies:
Yes, I saw it.
VS
Yes, I've seen it.
What's the difference here? Are both OK?
Yes, I saw it.
VS
Yes, I've seen it.
What's the difference here? Are both OK?
Top answer
Both are okay. I saw it last night. I saw it two weeks ago.
- Both are okay.
- I saw it last night.
- I saw it two weeks ago.
- I answer "I saw it" if I'm thinking about the time when it happened.
- I've seen it.
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Both are okay.
I saw it last night. I saw it two weeks ago. I answer "I saw it" if I'm thinking about the time when it happened.
I've seen it. I answer "I've seen it" if I'm thinking about how my seeing the movie connects to your question right now.
Usually (not always) the person will mirror how they were asked.
Did you see that movie you were talking about s
I saw it last night. I saw it two weeks ago. I answer "I saw it" if I'm thinking about the time when it happened.
I've seen it. I answer "I've seen it" if I'm thinking about how my seeing the movie connects to your question right now.
Usually (not always) the person will mirror how they were asked.
Did you see that movie you were talking about s
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