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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Which one?

You have changed a lot
You changed a lot
Which one is better to use?
  

Top answer

It depends on what you are trying to say. You have changed a lot would compare the present to some point in the past. I haven't seen you for twenty years.

  • It depends on what you are trying to say.
  • You have changed a lot would compare the present to some point in the past.
  • I haven't seen you for twenty years.
  • You have changed a lot.
  • You changed a lot would refer to changes that took place before some point in the past that's now being discussed.
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It depends on what you are trying to say.
You have changed a lot would compare the present to some point in the past.
I haven't seen you for twenty years. You have changed a lot.
You changed a lot would refer to changes that took place before some point in the past that's now being discussed.
A: I've never understood why our marriage ended.

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