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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
What is the difference between these sentences?
What should I use?
I've played this game already.
vs
I played this game already.
She's had this for a long time.
She had this for a long time.
Is there a big difference between these 2 sentences?
I've played this game already.
vs
I played this game already.
She's had this for a long time.
She had this for a long time.
Is there a big difference between these 2 sentences?
Top answer
I've played this game already. I played this game already. These two have the same meaning; AmE tends to use the simple past (#2) more often.
- I've played this game already.
- I played this game already.
- These two have the same meaning; AmE tends to use the simple past (#2) more often.
- -- and she still has it.
- -- but she no longer has it .
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I've played this game already.
I played this game already.
These two have the same meaning; AmE tends to use the simple past (#2) more often.
The following 2 have different meanings:
She's had this for a long time.-- and she still has it.
She had this for a long time.-- but she no longer has it.
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I played this game already.
These two have the same meaning; AmE tends to use the simple past (#2) more often.
The following 2 have different meanings:
She's had this for a long time.-- and she still has it.
She had this for a long time.-- but she no longer has it.
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