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25 Dec 2017
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What is the difference between She has given it to us. and She gave it to us. ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between She has given it to us. and She gave it to us. ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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"Gave" is the simple past, and in this sentence it is the correct verb tense.
"Had given" doesn't work alone. There are two occasions where we use "had given:"
1. To show that an event took place before another
ex: She had given it to us before we left the house.
(She gave it, and then they left)
By the time we arrived, the movie had started.
(The movie started and then they arrived)
2. Hypothetical situations (talking about something that didn't happen in the past, or may or may not happen in the future)
ex: If she had given it to us, we wouldn't need to buy it.
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She has given it to us doesn't make sense
- English (US)
"Gave" is the simple past, and in this sentence it is the correct verb tense.
"Had given" doesn't work alone. There are two occasions where we use "had given:"
1. To show that an event took place before another
ex: She had given it to us before we left the house.
(She gave it, and then they left)
By the time we arrived, the movie had started.
(The movie started and then they arrived)
2. Hypothetical situations (talking about something that didn't happen in the past, or may or may not happen in the future)
ex: If she had given it to us, we wouldn't need to buy it.
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