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I have added vs I added

Both phrases 'I have added' and 'I added' are correct, but their meanings are slightly different. 'I have added' is used when you want to emphasize that the action of adding has been completed recently or is still relevant to the present moment. 'I added' is used when you want to simply state that the action of adding occurred in the past.
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I have added

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'I have added' when you want to emphasize that the action of adding has been completed recently or is still relevant to the present moment.

Examples:

  • I have added some new features to the website.
  • She has added her name to the list of participants.
  • We have added more seats to the theater.
  • He has added a new chapter to his book.
  • They have added a new flavor to their ice cream menu.
  • Oct 19, 2010 ... ... I have added". Note that there may not be any difference in the event: you can describe the same event either way, but you are focussing on ...
  • Nov 6, 2021 ... I have note that I have added 16 cards to walled and can't add more, but there is no any card added. Was one, I have deleted it because ...
  • Jan 8, 2022 ... I have added cards when I'm on my laptop in chrome so when I pay it gives me options and even virtual cards. Not sure why they are sending ...
  • Feb 24, 2023 ... When I print my PDF, the text I have added using the "text" feature does not show in my print job. When I print my PDF, the text I have added ...
  • Jun 27, 2022 ... Solved: Hello, I have added a member with a user type of Viewer to my AGOL org account. When I view my ExB dashboard with my admin role ...
  • Nov 28, 2020 ... I have added my new domain on Cloudflare to setup SSL and CDN but it's not working now. Can anyone please tell me what can be the reason?
  • Dec 19, 2014 ... Hi, 1. I added you to the email conversation with bla bla bla 1. I have added you to the email conversation with bla bla bla The reason why ...
  • May 14, 2020 ... I have added 3 of my domains to Cloudflare. All 3 emails are ok but one website does not show any more. All three websites are hosted on the same server.
  • Apr 11, 2024 ... I wanted to create a Google event for my business. This is the event page 'https://nzeducationfair.com/', i have added the event schema on the page but i am ...
  • Mar 28, 2023 ... I have added some js code to theme head-tag from the backend. the code contains a loop that is running to infinite. when I load the page I ...

Alternatives:

  • I recently added
  • I just added
  • I've included
  • I've appended
  • I've inserted

I added

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'I added' when you want to simply state that the action of adding occurred in the past.

Examples:

  • I added some sugar to the recipe.
  • She added a new paragraph to her essay.
  • We added more chairs to the room.
  • He added a comment to the discussion.
  • They added a new member to their team.
  • Oct 19, 2010 ... The key to the difference is "that has present consequences". If you are regarding the event as complete in the past, use "I added"; ...
  • 3 days ago ... r/Minecraft - I wanted gold doors so I added 900 new blocks. Please let me know if you have any questions in the comments of this post!
  • Oct 2, 2023 ... I added money to my child's account but his balance remains at zero. Hello,. I've been trying to add money to my child's account with no luck ...
  • Jul 13, 2023 ... I added too much water and more sugar won't help. What should I do. I tried marking caramel but ended up with syrup.
  • Nov 30, 2023 ... In Teams chat, I added a tab that linked to a file that I own. Suddenly, I don't (and no one does) have access to the file. It's a file on ...
  • i added money to apple account but its showing zero balance..money has been deducted from my account via upi..re-entered apple id then also its showing zero ...
  • Jan 4, 2024 ... I added $25 to my child's account yesterday, but he can't access it. Nor can I. WHAT IS HAPPENING?!?! I can see the money in his account ...
  • Feb 2, 2024 ... I added "Week 5 | Applied..." just now that appears at the bottom of the Pages tab/page. (See screenshot.) Then I added another page entitled, " ...
  • Mar 17, 2022 ... I would agree, not a great update. However, shouldn't it still recognize I added a Contact and instead of saying "Add to Outlook Contacts", ...
  • I added new cameras to my account and the one I already had deleted. Didn't find an answer ? Log in or create your Ring account to post a question and join ...

Alternatives:

  • I included
  • I appended
  • I inserted
  • I put in
  • I placed

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