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6 August
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which one is correct?
Dear diary, today I ate snails.
Dear diary, today I’ve eaten snails.
which one is correct?
Dear diary, today I ate snails.
Dear diary, today I’ve eaten snails.
Dear diary, today I ate snails.
Dear diary, today I’ve eaten snails.
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- English (US)
The first one sounds better to me.
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- English (US)
The first one sounds better to me.
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- English (US)
I'm pretty sure, snails that are eaten as a dish are called "escargot", if you wanted to be more specific.
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- English (US)
The first one is correct. The action of you eating snails started and ended in the past, so you should use the past tense. Using the present perfect tense is incorrect.
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- Portuguese (Brazil)
@bsloan7 Thanks. Would it be the same if I had said "Today I ate snails"? how about "I’ve eaten today vs I ate today", are both correct?
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