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I attached the video vs I have attached the video

Both phrases are correct, but 'I attached the video' refers to a past action, while 'I have attached the video' is used to emphasize the completion of the action in the present or when the action has a connection to the present.
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Last updated: October 27, 2024 • 10951 views

I attached the video

This phrase is correct when referring to a past action of attaching a video.

This phrase is used to indicate that the action of attaching the video was completed in the past.

Examples:

  • I attached the video to the email before sending it.
  • Not so much, really, until I noticed something about the email that the video was attached to.
  • It's a copy from Lauren to Ellen Beals with the video attached.
  • Well, I did find a video file attached to an incoming text.
  • So I take him from the left, Couple of other guys go at him from the right, And we realize the rifle is attached to a video game.
  • Attached to Beth's video is a hidden url for the dolls house site.
  • On your home laptop attached to a personal video file.
  • I attached the sound file for you to check out.
  • So her brother Oliver got a text message with a video attached?
  • And... there's a video attached.
  • I attached the... the home address on the back.
  • I attached the bolt and sand to the explanation memo and handed to Rayechka at Deans office, so that she would send it to UNESCO. Where?
  • The video was sent through an anonymous messaging app.
  • Colt showed me the video Maddie posted online.
  • The video system at the subway malfunctioned.
  • Initiate the video conference Special Agent Gibbs requested.
  • Something weird happened to the video image...
  • The video giveth... The video taketh away.
  • I attached your photo to my old ad.
  • I attached a photograph for your approval...
  • I attached great importance to this.

Alternatives:

  • I added the video
  • I included the video

I have attached the video

This phrase is correct when emphasizing the completion of the action in the present or when the action has a connection to the present.

This phrase is used to indicate that the action of attaching the video has been completed and the video is currently attached.

Examples:

  • I have attached the video for your reference.
  • I have attached the video to this message.
  • Not so much, really, until I noticed something about the email that the video was attached to.
  • It's a copy from Lauren to Ellen Beals with the video attached.
  • Well, I did find a video file attached to an incoming text.
  • So I take him from the left, Couple of other guys go at him from the right, And we realize the rifle is attached to a video game.
  • The detached tail continues to move... I... I have attached the legs I can not do.
  • In this report, we have attached the utmost importance to the question of the role played by women in the work done.
  • Attached to Beth's video is a hidden url for the dolls house site.
  • On your home laptop attached to a personal video file.
  • So her brother Oliver got a text message with a video attached?
  • And... there's a video attached.
  • I have attached details of cases received through the ICPAC helpline.
  • You have attached great importance to transparency, and so I have two questions.
  • In the past, I have attached great importance to it.
  • You know how much importance I have attached to the fight for jobs ever since the start of my mandate.
  • I have looked at the crime scene... the videos.
  • All I have to do is trace the video feed ba...
  • Certainly looked that way in the video, I have to admit.
  • And I have the video you asked for.
  • Then they could steal and record the video signals, which I have already done, and play them back with these much more powerful transmitters.
  • I have a link to their security system and the video feed.

Alternatives:

  • I have included the video
  • I have added the video

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