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.

2017年6月7日 · "I've got it" is not the simple past, it is the present perfect. The verb "get" has two possible past participle forms: "got" and "gotten". The second form, "gotten" is common in US English.

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.

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

2019年5月24日 · Thank you, I've always been so excited to read about articles. So, whenever a related question pops up, I think about the possible reasons of why or why not a specific article was used and then compare my reasons with the ones given in the the answers. –

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.

2015年9月19日 · I've got a code in my node. I've got a cold in my nose (as said with a blocked nose) "I got a cold" is sometimes said as "I gotta cold" which may sound less educated or of a certain region, whereas . I've got a cold. is often used and more correct. All these statements may be interchangeable with additional context.

2022年2月3日 · I've seen it — A simple statement of fact; can be contracted I have seen it — An emphasis to contradict or reaffirm; can't be contracted. I've got money* — as above I have got money* — as above *There's an exception in en-US, where they favour using 'have' as a main verb, which does not get contracted: I have money / I have money

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

2015年1月12日 · I'm writing to report that I've already sorted out the problem. Thank you for the suggested solution. I had tried this solution before receiving your letter though. Using the Past Perfect is okay here: you're mentioning an event in the past: trying out the solution, and then a subsequent event: receiving their letter.