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have read vs read

Both 'have read' and 'read' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Have read' is the present perfect tense, indicating an action that was completed in the past and has relevance to the present. 'Read' is the simple past tense, referring to a specific action that occurred and was completed in the past.

Last updated: March 24, 2024 • 970 views

have read

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English, especially in the present perfect tense.

Use 'have read' when you want to indicate that an action of reading was completed in the past and has relevance to the present. It is formed with the auxiliary verb 'have' and the past participle 'read'.

Examples:

I have read that book before.
She has read all the articles for the assignment.
Have you read the latest news?
They have read the instructions carefully.
He has read every novel by that author.

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I have read your medical texts.
Well, I admit I have read Tyndale.
We must have read this book 200 times.
We must have read the same website.
Although I have read extensively on the subject.
I have read all of your work on the conduits.
I must have read something in a medical magazine.
I have read they kill people.
But I have read quite a bit about you...
I might have read one or two.
Every newspaper article I have read lately quotes you saying otherwise.
I have read Batter Up five times.
I have read your confession, Berwyn Cairn.
He couldn't have read your book.
I have read your own file, General.
All those books you must have read merely by looking at their covers.
I must have read your work.
I have read your recent scandal.
I have read your protocols on tumor inhibitors.
I have read it about 60 times.

Alternatives:

have finished reading
have perused
have gone through
have completed reading
have gone over

read

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English, especially in the simple past tense.

Use 'read' when you want to refer to a specific action of reading that occurred and was completed in the past. It is the simple past tense form of the verb 'read'.

Examples:

I read that book last week.
She read the instructions carefully.
Did you read the email I sent you?
They read the newspaper every morning.
He read all the chapters in one sitting.

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He can read, distinguish colors.
Thirty-seven percent can't read or write.
Download the CLI and read the documentation here.
Please read and sign your statement.
Chloe said she could read its feelings.
Advanced computer systems that can read biological data.
I read scripts all day long.
I also read your story online.
That means our students can read.
776 million adults cannot read this sentence.
WARNING: read carefully the product manual before use.
Please read this article with me once.
Before continuing, carefully read the privacy regulations.
Consequently, the user must carefully read these terms.
For more information read Choose your charter type.
Please read my responses in red.
Please read Link carefully before proceeding.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully.
For detailed functionality, read full page.
Please read the other ten parts.

Alternatives:

finished reading
perused
went through
completed reading
went over

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