He has lost his wallet while he was jogging. vs He lost his wallet while he was jogging.

Both phrases are correct, but they differ slightly in terms of tense. The first phrase uses the present perfect tense 'has lost' to indicate a recent action with relevance to the present. The second phrase uses the simple past tense 'lost' to describe a past event. The choice between them depends on the context and the emphasis the speaker wants to convey.

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He has lost his wallet while he was jogging.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English. It uses the present perfect tense to indicate a recent action with relevance to the present.

This phrase is used to emphasize the recent occurrence of losing the wallet while jogging, with a connection to the present moment.

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No, he was a prince in exile and he lost his wallet.
He lost his wallet, so he doesn't have an id.
According to the officer's report, Renton lost his wallet, had no money, jumped the turnstile at the subway station, got arrested, and his prints have just been on file ever since.
I'd lost my handbag, he'd lost his wallet. Passports, everything: Gone.
It won't look like a real lost wallet without cash in it.
I'm calling to report a lost wallet.
I finally managed to find my lost wallet.
I seem to have lost my wallet.
I think I lost my wallet.
Giovanni, I've lost my wallet.
I've already lost one wallet this week.
I lost my wallet and I can't get home.
I lost my wallet, and Roger here demagnetized his key.
My horse came in and I lost my wallet.
That was about the time I lost my wallet.
I lost my wallet a few months ago.
I lost my wallet a few months ago.
She's stuck in Budapest, lost her wallet.
But I lost my wallet in the accident.
Look, somebody lost their wallet.

Alternatives:

He lost his wallet while he was jogging.
He has misplaced his wallet while he was jogging.
He has had his wallet stolen while he was jogging.
He has discovered his wallet missing while he was jogging.
He has realized he doesn't have his wallet while he was jogging.

He lost his wallet while he was jogging.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English. It uses the simple past tense to describe a past event.

This phrase is used to state the fact that the wallet was lost during the act of jogging in the past.

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He was wearing a track suit, so it looks like somebody jumped him while he was jogging.
He allegedly dropped his trousers and mooned his fellow officer while he was jogging on the base.
He was jogging with a friend, Moira Eastlake.
And then Mr. McTierney saw us when he was jogging that night.
No, he was a prince in exile and he lost his wallet.
He lost his wallet, so he doesn't have an id.
In my vision, she was jogging.
Last week he lost his mind.
Susan said he lost his job.
He lost his job, he lost his family.
Sounds like he lost his job when he lost his hearing.
About how he lost his identity, how he lost his... sanity.
He lost his appetite when he lost the case which contained his books.
He lost purpose. He lost his community.
After the incident, he lost his memory.
He lost his wife and child in the Raccoon City tragedy.
He lost his money with the Russians.
Maybe because he lost his contacts in the murder.
He lost his wife on the plane.
He lost his wife, Leland.

Alternatives:

He has lost his wallet while he was jogging.
He misplaced his wallet while he was jogging.
He had his wallet stolen while he was jogging.
He discovered his wallet missing while he was jogging.
He realized he didn't have his wallet while he was jogging.

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He has lost his wallet while he was jogging. vs He lost his wallet while he was jogging.