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Zuotengdazuo Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

What is the difference between "I have already known" and "I already knew"?

What is the difference between "I have already known" and "I already knew"?

For example,
1. I have already known your point, you needn't have said it to me.
2. I already knew your point, you needn't have said it to me.

Thank you. And could you please give me more examples to illustrate the difference?
  

Top answer

zuotengdazuo have already known This is not good English. zuotengdazuo 2. I already knew your poin t.

— CalifJim

  • zuotengdazuo have already known This is not good English.
  • zuotengdazuo 2.
  • I already knew your poin t.
  • Y ou needn't have said it to me.
  • Use this one, as shown.
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zuotengdazuohave already known
This is not good English.
zuotengdazuo2. I already knew your point. You needn't have said it to me.
Use this one, as shown.
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This is a better example of "have known". There is no "already":

I have known that
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CalifJim zuotengdazuohave already knownThis is not good English. zuotengdazuo2. I already knew your point. You needn't have said it to me.Use this one, as shown._________________This is a better example of "have known". There is no "already":I have known that for a long time.CJ
Thank you very much, Jim. So do you mean the phrasing "have already known" is alway
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zuotengdazuoSo do you mean the phrasing "have already known" is always incorrect
No. There are cases where you can use it, usually after a modal verb.

You must have already known that ...
You should have already known that ...
They would have already known that ...

CJ
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CalifJim zuotengdazuoSo do you mean the phrasing "have already known" is always incorrectNo. There are cases where you can use it, usually after a modal verb.You must have already known that ...You should have already known that ...They would have already known that ...CJ
Thank you. I see. So basically, we can't say "sb has already know", but we can say "sb mu
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zuotengdazuoSo basically, we can't say "sb has already know"
It's not common, but it's used now and then. 'already' goes better with dynamic verbs. (I've already read that book; I've already written those letters; I've already eaten the rest of the rice.) It doesn't work well with stative verbs that express mental states (
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