i have checked with vs i checked with

Both phrases are correct; however, they're used in slightly different contexts. 'I have checked with' is used to refer to a recent action or ongoing situation, while 'I checked with' is used to talk about a specific past action. The choice between the two phrases depends on the timeframe you'd like to convey.

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i have checked with

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when referring to a recent action or ongoing situation.

This phrase is used to indicate that you have recently verified or consulted with someone or something. It implies a connection to the present or a continuing situation.

Examples:

I have checked with the manager, and he confirmed the details.
Have you checked with the teacher about the assignment?
She has checked with her doctor about the medication.
We have checked with the authorities, and they are aware of the situation.
They have checked with the weather forecast before planning the outdoor event.

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Except that I have checked with every major news outlet and no one's heard of her.
I have checked with every indigent home, prison, and drunkard ward.
I have checked with many of the patients' groups who are alleged to be opposing this directive, and they have told me absolutely categorically that their names were used without their consent.
I think, and I have checked with the statistics from a number of countries in the European Union, the number is going up simply because the population is going up.
I would like, through you, Mr President - I have checked with the secretariat that it was in order to ask today - to have these three instated.
I have checked with various colleagues on a cross-party basis, and they agree that the text does contain new points, because there have been developments in this field in recent years.
I'm sorry, I know I should have checked with you before testing a new recipe, but...
I have checked his information with the Commission.
The Council had arrived at a sensible position on this and I have seen no evidence - and I have checked back with our own Food Standards Agency - that there are any legitimate concerns about content.
I haven't checked in with my colleagues at CIA since 9:00 a.m.
Actually, that's the second time I haven't checked in with him this week.
I haven't checked in with them.
I have checked e-mails, I have checked phone records...
I have checked all the airlines.
Sam, I have checked them all.
I have checked and discovered that the original version was in English.
I have checked whether the new umbrella organisation of development NGOs agrees with this description of the relationship.
I have checked the record of that Schulz, missing from 39 to 45.
I have checked the matter and it is.
I have checked the figures in my country.

Alternatives:

I have verified with
I have consulted with
I have confirmed with
I have inquired with
I have spoken with

i checked with

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when referring to a specific past action.

This phrase is used to indicate that you verified or consulted with someone or something at a particular point in the past. It refers to a completed action.