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i am lucky to find vs i am lucky to have found

Both phrases are correct, but these are different verb tenses. 'I am lucky to find' refers to a current situation or ongoing search, while 'I am lucky to have found' refers to a past event or discovery.
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Last updated: September 17, 2024 • 18223 views

This phrase is correct when referring to a current situation or ongoing search.

"i am lucky to find"

This phrase is used to express gratitude or appreciation for finding something in the present or ongoing search.

Examples:

  • I am lucky to find such a beautiful place to live in.
  • I am lucky to find good friends like you.
  • Oct 26, 2010 ... "I am lucky to have found this site". is better than "I am lucky to find this site";. but I think "I was lucky to find this site".
  • Jun 19, 2024 ... I am lucky to find this cute guy last year and made this change. Cat Picture.
  • Haut Bon dieu!!! I am lucky to find this one to crack me up enroute to Melbourne.
  • May 21, 2010 ... I am lucky to find such pleasure in books. Not that all books are necessarily educational, but, like watching Dr. Phil, you can always find ...
  • I am lucky to find a great job as a fighter pilot, and one that I really enjoy. It is a job that allowed me to go through valleys at low altitude even in ...
  • BEING A PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER ... I love what I do, I am lucky to find myself in a career that satisfies my creative side, allows me to meet all manner of ...
  • Jan 10, 2021 ... Gen Y Speaks: I am lucky to find some success as an NUS academic. This is how I am paying it forward · The author (right) with his sister and ...
  • Sep 10, 2020 ... Subjectively, in days worth of playtime, I am lucky to find/craft/gamble a single item of gear that improves on what I already have.
  • Sep 25, 2019 ... I am lucky to find a McKusick's The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System in a public library. So I decide to take a ...
  • Dec 30, 2018 ... I am lucky to find this engine but help with maybe some short video or picture of that engine number location will be BIG help for me so ...

Alternatives:

  • I feel lucky to have found
  • I consider myself fortunate to have found
  • I am fortunate to find
  • I am fortunate to have found

This phrase is correct when referring to a past event or discovery.

"i am lucky to have found"

This phrase is used to express gratitude or appreciation for having found something in the past.

Examples:

  • I am lucky to have found such a great job opportunity.
  • I am lucky to have found my keys before leaving the house.
  • Oct 26, 2010 ... "I am lucky to have found this site". is better than "I am lucky to find this site";. but I think "I was lucky to find this site".
  • Dec 3, 2014 ... I am lucky to have found Co-founders. Report this article; Close menu. Nishant V. Nishant V ...
  • ... I am lucky to have found this athletic collegiate hurdle champion that's an independent goal driven gorgeous lady who graduated with her masters degree. I ...
  • May 3, 2017 ... ... I am lucky to have found an advisor in Professor Zak Tormala who is really supportive of my interests, has taught me the importance of ...
  • Sep 30, 2017 ... I am lucky to have found my faith in 2004 and realized that I wasn't going through this struggle alone. Jesus saved my life. I am lucky that ...
  • Dec 23, 2021 ... I am lucky to have found a firm that allows me to be my true self and publish my thoughts on this blog and in the media. I am content with ...
  • May 25, 2021 ... It often takes a toll on one's identity and pursuit of meaningful relationships. Despite that, I am lucky to have found an intense attachment to ...
  • Oct 16, 2021 ... My agent, Stephanie Hansen at Metamorphosis Literary Agency, was interested in my idea, and I am lucky to have found her. It was a bit ...
  • May 27, 2016 ... I can't help but love being with friends that I am lucky to have found. And I have never loved this school more than I have in my last few ...

Alternatives:

  • I feel lucky to find
  • I consider myself fortunate to find
  • I am fortunate to find
  • I am fortunate to have found

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