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I have done vs i did

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I have done' is used when referring to an action that was completed recently or has relevance to the present moment. 'I did' is used when referring to a specific action that was completed in the past.

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I have done

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when referring to an action that was completed recently or has relevance to the present moment.

Use 'I have done' when you want to emphasize that an action has been completed recently or has relevance to the present moment. It is often used in present perfect tense.

Examples:

I have done my homework.
She has done a great job on the project.
Have you done your chores?
They have done a lot of work on the house.
We have done everything we could.

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I have done you a kindness today.
I have done something... unforgivable.
Already I have done A kimono with her.
Besides, I have done enough.
Though I have done my fair share of babysitting lately.
And it is what I have done.
What I have done, I cannot undo.
And I have done this throughout my work.
Maybe for things I have done.
Niels, I have done an Xray.
Save the people from what I have done.
I have done everything too soon and too badly.
I have done all I can.
I have done what you asked.
I have done what I can to ease your passage.
I have done one of my three turns.
Look what I have done for you.
I have done this thing because it is just.
Master I have done what yousa asked.
Master I have done what yousa asked.

Alternatives:

I have completed
I have finished
I have accomplished
I have performed
I have executed

i did

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

Use 'I did' when you want to refer to a specific action that was completed in the past. It is often used in simple past tense.

Examples:

I did my homework yesterday.
She did a great job on the project last week.
Did you do your chores?
They did a lot of work on the house last month.
We did everything we could to help.

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I'm not worried About what i did.
I could not legally do other than i did.
This kid had a lot more to hide Than i did.
But I can tell you two will take care of him as well as i did.
I totally regret what i did... to Bitou.
(Claire) i did, and she said to ask you.
So sorry, s., i did what i had to do... again.
Yesterday i did blow up two guys in the middle of the desert.
There's no hits on the prints at all, But i did what sir derek there asked And i created a paper trail.
And you've proven yourself to be an honorable man and what i did, it was not... Honorable.
You know, despite what i did... sending zach away, I want you two to connect.
Sometimes they would know more than i did, 'Cause they had, you know, researched so much.
Let me tell you why i did this. I know why.
The things I see here, they tied to what i did.
I can't even count the funerals that i did, you know?
If you go through with this, you'll end up pathetic like i did!
and because you're the only man in this town who could understand why I had to do what i did.
If it were true, how could I have put up with Gertrude like i did?
See, now you see why I did what i did, man.
You can tell me why I did the things i did?

Alternatives:

I completed
I finished
I accomplished
I performed
I executed

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