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Pleasehelp Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Told you so

Talking to someone in the present should I use:

I've told you this a million times. Or

I told you this a million times.

And

I've already told you that Emily hasn't had anything to eat yet. Or

I already told you that Emily hasn't eaten yet.

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Either tense could be used. The use of the present perfect implies that the speaker thinks the action may be repeated in the near future, especially in the first example.

— Philip

  • Either tense could be used.
  • The use of the present perfect implies that the speaker thinks the action may be repeated in the near future, especially in the first example.
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Either tense could be used. The use of the present perfect implies that the speaker thinks the action may be repeated in the near future, especially in the first example.
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