have read the contract vs read contract

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Have read the contract' is the present perfect tense, indicating that the action of reading the contract was completed at some point in the past and has relevance to the present. 'Read contract' is the simple past tense, indicating that the action of reading the contract occurred at a specific point in the past.

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have read the contract

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English. It is in the present perfect tense, indicating that the action of reading the contract was completed at some point in the past and has relevance to the present.

This phrase is used when you want to emphasize that the action of reading the contract was completed in the past and has a connection to the present moment.

Examples:

I have read the contract, so I know what it entails.
Have you read the contract before signing it?

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I suppose I should have read the contract a little more carefully before I signed it.
Yes, I read the contract.
Unfortunately, the chief doesn't read the contract very carefully.
Yes, I've read the contracts.
Of course I didn't read the contract.
Be back by the time you read the contract, with the 200 quid.
If you read the contract, you'll see you agreed to pay this...
I assume that everyone present... is familiar with the form... of the general commercial partnership... and I shall proceed to read the contract.
Perhaps you should have read your contract more thoroughly.
Clearly your attorneys didn't read the whole contract.
Basically, I take meetings and read contracts.
You did read the contract, didn't you?
If counsel had simply read the cruise line contract, we wouldn't be here.
So you can read the Tropic Thunder contract that guarantees my client, Tugg Speedman, some form of digital video recorder on location.
Do you read contracts, or are you just pretty?
Read your contract, Miss Honeywell.
Didn't you read your contract?
Didn't you read your contract closely?
I mean, didn't you read your contract?
Have you ever read your employment security contract?

Alternatives:

I have already read the contract.
I've finished reading the contract.
I've gone through the contract.
I've perused the contract.
I've examined the contract.

read contract

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English. It is in the simple past tense, indicating that the action of reading the contract occurred at a specific point in the past.

This phrase is used when you want to simply state that you read the contract at a particular time in the past without emphasizing any connection to the present.

Examples:

I read the contract yesterday.
Did you read the contract before the meeting?

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Basically, I take meetings and read contracts.
Do you read contracts, or are you just pretty?
Yes, I read the contract.
Perhaps you should have read your contract more thoroughly.
Unfortunately, the chief doesn't read the contract very carefully.
Yes, I've read the contracts.
Read your contract, Miss Honeywell.
Didn't you read your contract?
I suppose I should have read the contract a little more carefully before I signed it.
Didn't you read your contract closely?
Clearly your attorneys didn't read the whole contract.
Of course I didn't read the contract.
I mean, didn't you read your contract?
Be back by the time you read the contract, with the 200 quid.
If you read the contract, you'll see you agreed to pay this...
I assume that everyone present... is familiar with the form... of the general commercial partnership... and I shall proceed to read the contract.
One day he might have to read his own contracts.
Have you ever read your employment security contract?
I TOLD YOU TO READ YOUR CONTRACT CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU SIGNED IT.
If counsel had simply read the cruise line contract, we wouldn't be here.

Alternatives:

I read through the contract.
I went over the contract.
I perused the contract.
I examined the contract.
I checked out the contract.

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have read the contract vs read contract