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I have made the changes vs I have made changes

Both sentences are correct, but they express slightly different ideas. 'I have made the changes' implies that specific changes have been made, while 'I have made changes' is more general and does not specify what kind of changes were made.
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Last updated: July 21, 2024

I have made the changes

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when you want to emphasize that specific changes have been made. It implies that there were particular changes that were made.

Examples:

  • I have made the changes you requested in the document.
  • She said she would make the changes, but I have made the changes myself.
  • When you have made the changes you want, you must Save them for them to take effect. Either choose the Toolbar icon, or use the File menu.
  • So I have made certain changes to my business interests.
  • But in each case, the executive branch made the change.
  • He made the change you requested.
  • He made the change you requested.
  • Tom here can verify we made the changes that you requested.
  • The Commission has made the changes it believed necessary from the original version.
  • We have made changes following their suggestions.
  • Forced by necessity, we have made changes which will be very fruitful.
  • You have made changes to the configuration but have not saved them yet. Click Apply to save the changes or Cancel to abandon the changes.
  • As you know, in my kingdom I have made many changes to religious life.
  • I have made a personnel change.
  • Have you made the changes to my investments in China?
  • But you made the changes that you had to and you became a better man because of it.
  • In conflict areas the recent changes have made the perception of NGO positioning more complex.
  • You have made changes to this memo, but not yet saved them.
  • In the Explanatory Statement of the Proposal, the Commission tries to give the impression that it has made the changes for which the Parliament has been asking.
  • Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the Commission has made the changes it felt were necessary in relation to the text that was rejected in 2003.
  • To that end we have made some changes to Rule 161.
  • I shouldn't have made you change.

Alternatives:

  • I have implemented the changes
  • I have applied the changes
  • I have incorporated the changes
  • I have introduced the changes
  • I have enacted the changes

I have made changes

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is more general and does not specify the nature of the changes made. It is used when the focus is on the fact that changes have been made without detailing what those changes are.

Examples:

  • I have made changes to the design based on the feedback.
  • The company has made changes to its policies.
  • So I have made certain changes to my business interests.
  • As you know, in my kingdom I have made many changes to religious life.
  • I have made a personnel change.
  • I shouldn't have made you change.
  • Greta, I'm happy to discuss the menu with you, but I have not made any changes yet.
  • I may have made a few changes to your paper after you went to sleep.
  • I have made a number of changes in order to meet these demands, changes which I believe to be fair and necessary, but which have not entailed a completely new line-up.
  • I have not made any changes on purpose, not because I think the budget is generous but because I think that it will appear from the reports whether the budget is too tight.
  • We have made changes following their suggestions.
  • Forced by necessity, we have made changes which will be very fruitful.
  • You have made changes to this memo, but not yet saved them.
  • Liston was elected, made changes.
  • Management made changes to improve our ratings.
  • We listened, made changes at her request.
  • You made changes to my past.
  • Because I was wondering why you made changes to seven different addendums without redlining them for me.
  • Josh, I made changes in the monologue.
  • We have now made changes in working methods.
  • I've made changes for you, Shrek.
  • Regarding your comment on the problem concerning recommendations, honourable Member, I have here a text, to which we have made changes this morning in committee, to take account of exactly that, the particular sensitivity of the problem.

Alternatives:

  • I have modified things
  • I have adjusted things
  • I have altered things
  • I have amended things
  • I have revised things

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