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"Has", "Have" and "Had" are confusing



 
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What does "sloopy" mean? | simple past tense and present tense
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"Has", "Have" and "Had" are confusing #1 (permalink) Fri Jun 22, 2007 16:29 pm   "Has", "Have" and "Had" are confusing		  
Hi all,

Everytime I create reports/business letters I'm confuse of these words. I don't know when and how to use them.
e.g.
Instead of using them, I come up with:
I have completed ... -> I already completed...

Is there anyone can can help me on this one and how the word "been" changes its meaning?

Thanks.
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"Has", "Have" and "Had" are confusing #2 (permalink) Sun Jun 24, 2007 7:56 am   "Has", "Have" and "Had" are confusing		  
bogdanno wrote:
i don't bother too much with it,
I already completed works well for me too, but "have" suggests to the speaker that you finished the task recently

Not recently. It suggests that the task is completed only. No hint at the time.
It might have been completed just a second ago, or 10000 years ago.

One of the things about the Present Perfect is that you have no idea of the time when something was done, you only know that it is done at the time of speaking.

I have already competed the task
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"Has", "Have" and "Had" are confusing #3 (permalink) Mon Jun 25, 2007 6:17 am   "Has", "Have" and "Had" are confusing		  
bogdanno wrote:
really?
then what is the difference between completed and have completed?

The answer is there is no difference

(maybe have completed suggests some formality, like you're drawing up a report about what you've done)

I bet any native speaker can back me up (cant they ?)
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"Has", "Have" and "Had" are confusing #4 (permalink) Tue Jun 26, 2007 3:55 am   "Has", "Have" and "Had" are confusing		  
Perhaps the following link will clear up some confusion:
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/sequence.htm
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"Has", "Have" and "Had" are confusing #5 (permalink) Tue Jun 26, 2007 6:41 am   "Has", "Have" and "Had" are confusing		  
lost_soul wrote:
bogdanno wrote:
really?
then what is the difference between completed and have completed?

The answer is there is no difference

(maybe have completed suggests some formality, like you're drawing up a report about what you've done)

I bet any native speaker can back me up (cant they ?)

I am not a native speaker, but let me tell you that I completely agree with lost_soul. However, let me add just one thing: I have completed my task/ I completed my task two hours ago... The difference between have completed/completed is linked with the relation of action with time at the moment of speaking. As lost_soul mentioned, if you use time then you will not need "have".
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