Is we've equivalent to we have? In some cases, they do seem to be correct, but sometimes they don't. Consider these 4 sentences. We've got a problem here. We have got a problem here. …

i.e, We've been friends for 20 years. (Implied: We are still friends.) But when I want to say that somebody had been my friend for 20 years until we had an argument, will I say: "We were …

We've done is the indicative past perfect of We do. Used in this way it must be transitive, so you can say, We've done it!, which indicates you achieved something more extraordinary than …

2020年2月10日 · For the bit of logic, we can think about a time frame. I HAVE a book. (I close my time frame on the Present. I consider the Present.)

2018年6月29日 · Before even following Edwin’s link, please notice that "We've got…” as "We've got an apple", instead of "We have an apple" is two things. First, even if not “the modern way", …

2010年11月24日 · I try to avoid the "have got" constructions whenever possible. Usually where you feel like saying "I have got" you could substitute the simpler "I have" and no one would be …

The present perfect tense ("we've spent") connects a past action with the present. This means that the past action was either just completed (#2 below), or is still ongoing (#1). When there is …

2014年8月11日 · Saying I/we are finished implies that the person in question is in a state of being finished with some task. It is referring to the person and not specifically the task.

2017年5月16日 · In a presentation, "What we have done" is often titled Accomplishments.Sometimes people use Results, but strictly speaking, results are the …

2013年10月22日 · I would swear that we have had this conversation already. I have two questions regarding the sentence above: Can it be put just "I swear" instead of "I would swear".