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i copied vs I copy

Both phrases are correct, but they express different tenses. "I copied" uses the past-tense form of the verb "copy" to describe an action that has already occurred. On the other hand, "I copy" uses the present-tense form of the verb to talk about a habitual or repeated action in the present.
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Last updated: February 03, 2025 • 7006 views

This phrase is correct as the past tense form of the verb 'copy'. It is commonly used in English.

"i copied"

This phrase is used to talk about a specific action of copying that was completed in the past.

Examples:

  • Yesterday, I copied the information from the whiteboard onto my notebook.
  • She said she copied the text from the website for her assignment.
  • Sep 26, 2024 ... I'm on a MacBook Air M1 here, and I have similar behavior. Not every time, but randomly, I get asked if I copied or moved VM. I don't have ...
  • Jan 17, 2022 ... I just realized i copied a song. So, i just realized that a song i've been working on sounds almoast the same as another song... Same chords ...
  • Aug 24, 2020 ... I copied an important link around 7 hours ago and now when I try to paste it it does not show the paste button as if I had never saved it even though I'm sure ...
  • Jan 3, 2021 ... Even if i copied a couple of things. It keeps coming back here and there. Let me know. Thanks. This thread is locked. You can vote as helpful ...
  • Apr 14, 2024 ... Hello,I copied files and folders in the Windows Explorer from my local folder to the Dropbox folder. The files/folders got uploaded ones, ...
  • Jul 13, 2022 ... Basically what I meant is that I've copied all my files from my C:\Users\pog folder and I copied them into the temporary profile then after ...
  • Sep 14, 2016 ... ps I didn't backup the games through Steams own backup process. I copied the steamapps folder from my old PC as I've read that, that works as ...
  • Nov 27, 2023 ... I copied the file to USB. However, when I try to copy or open it on another computer, it asks me if I need everyone's permission to perform.
  • Jul 7, 2023 ... I copied a huge folder from the web interface. The space used in Settings/Plan has not gone up (both on the web and the apps).
  • Oct 31, 2021 ... Then I go to another tab, let's call it Tab 2, where something else is written, with the intention of pasting what I copied from Tab 1 over ...

Alternatives:

  • I have copied
  • I had copied
  • I will copy
  • I am copying
  • I will have copied

This phrase is correct as the present tense form of the verb 'copy'. It is commonly used in English.

"I copy"

This phrase is used to talk about a habitual or repeated action of copying in the present.

Examples:

  • Every morning, I copy the files from the shared drive to my computer.
  • She copies the recipe into her notebook for future reference.
  • The iCopy-X is powerful RFID Cloner. Pocket-sized and portable, it can easily clone low frequency and high frequency RFID cards. With its built-in Proxmark ...
  • Apr 26, 2022 ... When I copy paste the button with the secondary variant from one file to another, or even drag and drop from the assets section where my ...
  • May 10, 2021 ... How do I copy and paste text and graphics into Constant Contact? · Highlight the text you would like to copy · Either right click and select Copy, ...
  • Oct 14, 2018 ... Whenever I copy text from OneNote and want to paste it into a messenger, like Discord or Telegram, it pastes an image of the text. How can I make it not do ...
  • May 3, 2023 ... When I copy the subtask how do i keep those dependencies. I need to duplicate these and copy them into 60 parent tasks. Thank you for your ...
  • Aug 7, 2022 ... 38 votes, 19 comments. is there any way i could move these into divided cell? Whenever i copy-paste it, it always do be like this I'm tired ...
  • Apr 27, 2019 ... How do I copy a slide from google docs and then paste it as a slide in google slides? ... I'm trying to copy and paste some google slides from a ...
  • Aug 22, 2024 ... When I copy text from a doc in iPad it copies a link to the clipboard instead of the actual text. I'm still fairly new to operating within ...
  • May 31, 2018 ... Problems with Styles when I Copy/Paste in Word. Hi,. I've been battling with copy/paste in Word for a while now, and I can't seem to figure it ...
  • Oct 15, 2022 ... It is only when I copy the photograph in photoshop and paste it to the other "frame" image that the color changes. Votes. 0 Upvote.

Alternatives:

  • I am copying
  • I will copy
  • I have copied
  • I had copied
  • I will have copied

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