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i have driven vs i drove

Both "I have driven" and "I drove" are correct, but their verb tenses are different. "I have driven" is the present perfect tense, indicating an action that started in the past and has relevance to the present. "I drove" is the simple past tense, used to describe an action completed in the past without a connection to the present.

Explained by Michele A.
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Last updated: July 14, 2024

i have driven

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use "I have driven" in the present perfect tense to talk about an action that started in the past and has relevance to the present. It emphasizes the experience of driving.

Examples:

I have driven this car for five years.
She has driven across the country multiple times.
Have you ever driven a manual transmission vehicle?
By the time I was 18, I had driven in three different countries.
He has driven more miles than anyone else in the family.

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Present I drive you drive he drives we drive you drive they drive. Perfect I have driven you have driven he has driven we have driven you have driven they have ...
Present perfect. I have driven you have driven he/she/it has driven we have driven you have driven they have driven. Present perfect continuous. I have been ...
I have driven, I have been driven, I have been driving, I have been being driven. you have driven, you have been driven, you have been driving, you have being ...
Active (Simple Forms). Simple Present, I drive. Simple Past, I drove. Present Perfect, I have driven. Past Perfect, I had driven. will-future, I will drive. Future Perfect ...

Alternatives:

I have been driving
I have had the experience of driving
I have operated a vehicle
I have taken the wheel
I have piloted a car

i drove

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use "I drove" in the simple past tense to describe a completed action in the past without a connection to the present. It indicates a specific instance of driving.

Examples:

I drove to the store yesterday.
She drove me to the airport last week.
He drove all night to get to the concert.
We drove through the mountains on our road trip.
They drove past the old house where they used to live.

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Oct 25, 2009 ... Official music video for Celine Dion's 'I Drove All Night'. Follow Celine Dion on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/FollowCelineDion. Click to subscribe: ...
Jun 27, 2009 ... Smart Playlist - Roy Orbison - I drove all nightby YouTube. Roy Orbison - You Got It - Duration: 3:34. by AlexPap48 1,651,889 views. 3:34.
"I Drove All Night" is a song written and composed by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly and made famous by Cyndi Lauper. The song was originally intended for ...
I drove for Uber for a week, and here's what it was like. Sverre Rørvik Nilsen, Contributor. Feb. 4, 2015, 3:32 PM; 94,208; 59 · facebook · linkedin · twitter ...

Alternatives:

I was driving
I operated a vehicle
I piloted a car
I took the wheel
I steered the vehicle

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