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i have checked it earlier vs i checked it earlier

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. "I have checked it earlier" is in the present perfect tense, indicating an action that was completed recently or has relevance now. "I checked it earlier" is in the simple past tense, indicating a specific past action.

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i have checked it earlier

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English. It is in the present perfect tense, indicating an action that was completed recently or has relevance to the present moment.

This phrase is used when you want to emphasize that the action of checking was completed before the current moment or has a connection to the present. It implies that the checking happened at an unspecified time in the past.

Examples:

I have checked the document earlier, so I know the information.
She has checked her email earlier today.

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Hi, I have checked it earlier. It did not help. I get this error: Metadata contains a reference that cannot be resolved: ...
Thanks for the link. I have checked it earlier. However I have been assigned the task to calculate similarity in percentage. That link doesn't have ...
Definitely one of the best blogging client for Windows Desktop. I have checked it earlier. I normally use DarkRoom text editor to write blog entries. It's minimal ...

Alternatives:

I have already checked it.
I have already looked at it.
I have already inspected it.
I have already examined it.
I have already reviewed it.

i checked it earlier

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English. It is in the simple past tense, indicating a specific action that occurred in the past.

This phrase is used when you want to state that the action of checking took place at a definite time in the past. It does not have a direct connection to the present moment.

Examples:

I checked the settings earlier, and everything was fine.
He checked his phone earlier this morning.

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Nov 19, 2015 ... ive used http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?v=3.20&sensor=true and it's still working til last day, but when i checked it earlier and tried to ...
Aug 6, 2015 ... ... the o is a goblin, the f is my kitten, the brown parenthesis is a weapon of some kind – a crossbow, but I only know because I checked it earlier.
Aug 2, 2015 ... https://twitter.com/...434446336401408. When I checked it earlier, it was 718 retweets vs 35 favourites. NumberCruncher · Apr 26 2015. 07:34 ...
I checked it earlier today. I am not sure why there are so many bubbles in the line though. Since going through these changes on the forum, ...

Alternatives:

I looked at it earlier.
I inspected it earlier.
I examined it earlier.
I reviewed it earlier.
I glanced at it earlier.

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