2015年12月11日 · I've taken I've got. But when you talk about possessions. For example: I have a blue jacket. Its not that necessary. And don't mix up between abbreviating is to 's And has to 's. She's been to London. → She has been to London. She's beautiful. → She is beautiful.

2020年7月14日 · In a more formal setting or where someone cared more about making a show about being educated, they'd be much more likely to use the other form "I've never seen..." – David Calhoun Commented Dec 12, 2024 at 21:23

2013年11月21日 · With the present perfect tense, "I've received your email," it implies that you are thinking of an event started happening in the past, and yet continues to have some effects up until the present.

I have learned to ride a bicycle when I was five. "When I was five"is a subordinate/time clause. According to grammar, when this clause refers to the past, we use either the past simple or the past perfect depending on the context of a sentence.

I've lied to her because the truth would have hurted her. Second example: I have been working at Google for 10years. (Meaning I am still working there) I've worked at Google and it was nice.(I don't work anymore) I worked at Google. (Not sure about the difference with the previous one) I'm learning the different tenses and it isn't so easy for me.

2014年4月17日 · You can say either "I just saw" (past simple) or "I've just seen" (present perfect); there isn't much difference in meaning between them, since in any case, "just" fixes the time of the event to the recent past. There's a slight difference in emphasis, but in most cases, expressions like: "I just saw the movie." and "I've just seen the movie."

All we know is it happened before now, at least five years before now. (In other words, it's possible to read the sentence as "At some point in my life, I've played tennis for five years.") It's unclear whether it has ended or not. It's also possible that it's been continued up until now, and possibly will continue into the future.

2018年2月5日 · can anyone please tell me the between "have been" and "was"? Suppose my friends calls me and I reply the following. Are they interchangeable in the following context? Hey, Paul I was/have been busy

2021年1月24日 · Is it non-grammatical / incorrect to say: I just received a call from my friend. I just got your email. I just read your email. I just came from a store. Compared to: I have just received a call...

2015年10月14日 · Another commenter also writes bad grammar: "I've spoken to him for 3years" I strongly doubt you did, must have been a bloody long conversation then.. "For 3 years" is a specified timespan. When using the present perfect simple, there is no specified timespan to mention, only general time indication like never, always, so far, etc.