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It's 8 PM now. You tell a friend: "___ two coffees this morning."
Anonymous Quiz
34%
I've had
51%
I had
15%
I was having
"Have you seen that film?" "Yes, ___ it last week."
Anonymous Quiz
48%
I've seen
48%
I saw
4%
I see
📌 Have you seen vs Did you see (save this!)

Half of you picked “I’ve seen it last week” in yesterday’s quiz 👀 Here’s the easy rule:

✅ Have you seen…? → no specific time
You just want to know if they’ve watched it at any point up to now.
“Have you seen Spider-Man?” (I don’t care when)

✅ Did you see…? → a specific time
You have a time in mind.
“Spider-Man was on TV last night. Did you see it?”

⚠️ Time words (yesterday, last week, in 2020) → always past simple
❌ I’ve seen it last week
✅ I saw it last week

💡 In casual English, especially American English, people mix them a lot, so you’ll hear “Did you see Spider-Man?” all the time. That’s okay, but if there’s no specific time, “Have you seen…?” is the accurate one.
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📌 Part 2: “I’ve had” or “I had”?

Now yesterday’s first two quizzes ☕️ 61% of you got the 10 AM one wrong 👀 The trick is one question:

⏰ Is the time still going, or is it over?

☕️ 10 AM: “I’ve had two coffees this morning”
It’s still morning, so the time isn’t over → present perfect

🌙 8 PM: “I had two coffees this morning”
The morning is over → past simple

Same with today, this week, this year:
Still going → “I’ve worked a lot this week” (it’s Wednesday)
Over → “I worked a lot last week”
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"I'll call you ___ the end of the day."
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21%
in
9%
on
70%
at
It's 9:50. "The train leaves ___ 10 minutes."
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57%
in
11%
on
32%
at
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"Never ___ such a beautiful sunset."
Anonymous Quiz
36%
I have seen
54%
have I seen
10%
I saw
"No sooner had we left ___ it started to rain."
Anonymous Quiz
55%
when
25%
than
20%
then
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