i attended vs i have attended

Both "I attended" and "I have attended" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "I attended" is used to talk about a specific past event or a series of events in the past without specifying when they occurred. On the other hand, "I have attended" is used to indicate that the action of attending happened at an unspecified time in the past, but with relevance to the present.

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i attended

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to refer to past events without specifying when they occurred.

Use "I attended" to talk about specific past events or a series of events in the past without specifying when they occurred.

Examples:

I attended the conference last week.
She attended the meeting yesterday.
They attended the concert on Saturday.
He attended the workshop in the morning.
We attended the party together.

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So last summer, I attended a wedding in Southern England.
I attended three other annual conferences of the ISCSC in the following four years.
I attended your lecture on Scent and Literature.
I attended public schools and always enrolled in regular classes.
I minored in history in the Ivy League school which I attended.
I'd like to write her a letter of recommendation to the Magnet School I attended.
It's just the one time that I attended.
Later, I attended the swimming contests with the highest hierarchs.
I attended Keating Academy, as did my father before me.
Alex Panttiere. I attended your lectures on thoracic surgery.
I attended the Congressional hearings for the Conyers shorter-workweek bill in late October 1979.
But I attended some of your son's lectures.
When I left school we moved to Leicestershire and I attended Leicester Polytechnic, now Demontfort University.
I attended the first Summer School of Civil Economy in Ostuni.
I attended all my classes in the proper order.
I attended my first Avatar course in 2000 shortly after separating from my wife of 15 years.
I attended a traditional synagogue where I was bar mitzvah.
Before arriving here, I attended several educational institutions.
Even so, I attended the men's conferences in subsequent years as a Sufi-singer volunteer.
I stayed at Donat hotel because I attended the conference that was held here.

Alternatives:

I was present at
I went to
I was at
I joined
I took part in

i have attended

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that an action of attending happened at an unspecified time in the past, but with relevance to the present.

Use "I have attended" to indicate that the action of attending happened at an unspecified time in the past, but with relevance to the present.

Examples:

I have attended many workshops in the past.
She has attended several conferences this year.
They have attended numerous events together.
He has attended similar meetings before.
We have attended various parties in the neighborhood.

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During the years in here I have attended the school you/he/she has been me possible possession of the working experiences.
I have attended several dedicated exhibitions in the sector but it's my first time at Vinitaly.
I have attended over a dozen Broadway productions.
I have attended a number of seminars here at the European Parliament in relation to innovation.
On this site I will publish maps, courses and route choices from orienteering events I have attended.
It was one of the best seminars I have attended during the last two years.
I have attended all the sessions of the Assembly since I became the Commissioner responsible for development and humanitarian aid. I know exactly how far that institution has come.
I lived there a moment, a chip of life then my parents moved in Liguria, exactly at Cervo Ligure where I have attended the elementary schools.
Between the many competitions I have attended, I like to remember:
I have attended many courses on the technique of singing over the years and I've had brief experiences within different choruses.
I have been led to believe that salvation is predicated on the schools I have attended and the academic credentials that follow behind my name.
For those who are interested in knowing something about me, I will say I live in Massa, Tuscany, Italy, and in this country I have attended the Faculty of Electronic Engineering at the University of Pisa.
I do not want to speak about geopolitics, but I have attended international debates where it has often been said, mainly by African countries, that this dominance damages international relations and the sport.
I have attended Ser.t for more than two years, listening to the voice of those who were trying to get rid of their addiction, a "desire disorder" as defined by the doctors.
I have studied modern dance, funky, hip hop and I have attended the school of recitation "You Practicable Scene."
Currently I frequent the faculty of Sciences of the Formation with address in pedagogic Sciences and of the education. I have studied modern dance, funky, hip hop and I have attended the school of recitation "You Practicable Scene."
I have attended to every detail myself.
I have attended him for years.
I have attended human weddings before.
I have attended many of his conferences.

Alternatives:

I have been to
I have participated in
I have taken part in
I have joined
I have visited

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