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"I have proceed" vs "I have proceeded"

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I have proceeded' is the correct phrase when referring to an action that has already been completed. 'I have proceed' is not commonly used in English as it is an incorrect verb form.

Last updated: April 01, 2024 • 1549 views

'I have proceed' is not correct in English. The verb 'proceed' should be in the past participle form 'proceeded' when used with 'have'.

""I have proceed""

The correct form is 'I have proceeded' when referring to an action that has already been completed.
  • My co-counsel and I have a difference of opinion on how to proceed.
  • I have said very often that enlargement cannot proceed bureaucratically or even diplomatically: it has to be done democratically.
  • I have authorization from the Mayor to proceed immediately.
  • I have no choice but to proceed accordingly.
  • I have insufficient data to proceed.
  • I have official permission to proceed.
  • I have to make that clear before we can proceed.
  • I have obligations that proceed your - from before you showed up.
  • Now that I have your attention, Mr Banks, please proceed with a little more decorum, rather than this childish display of histrionics.
  • I have to make sure that the account proceeds.
  • I have noted that, and we shall consider how to proceed in such cases.
  • I have yet to sit down with Lieutenant Gilbert to see how she would like to proceed.
  • I have been approached in recent weeks by a number of national governments asking us to proceed with our vote without delay.
  • I have to ask you to allow the Court to proceed according to their own customs.
  • I have instead received your letter announcing the bank's intention to proceed with foreclosure if all the payments due plus late fees are not received by December 8, 2014.
  • I have not seen that yet. Fr. Lombardi, a Jesuit, added I hope this cause will proceed.
  • Thank you, I think I have even finished before time, allowing us to proceed more quickly with our work.
  • For this reason, I have also drafted two amendments that I will proceed to present.
  • Dr. Stone and I have determined to proceed to ISS and use one of their Soyuz for reentry.
  • Before I proceed, however, there is something I have to comment upon.

Alternatives:

  • I have proceeded with the plan.
  • She has proceeded to the next level.
  • We have proceeded as planned.
  • He has proceeded with caution.
  • They have proceeded with the project.

'I have proceeded' is the correct form when referring to an action that has already been completed.

""I have proceeded""

Use 'I have proceeded' when you want to indicate that you have carried out or completed a particular action.
  • I have proceeded on the basis that we in actual fact want to improve the environmental situation in the coastal states.
  • Despite the very open way in which I have proceeded with the work, it is inevitable that some of the interpretations of its outcome will be politicised or maybe even misunderstood.
  • No bidding scheme could have proceeded without your participation.
  • We have proceeded to our rendezvous with Admiral Nechayev.
  • I fear your Eminence may have proceeded here in ignorance.
  • All in all, the implementation of the regulation by operators appears to have proceeded smoothly.
  • Mr President, I formally contest the way you have proceeded.
  • Now you want to know how far negotiations have proceeded overall.
  • We have proceeded on that particular basis.
  • We have proceeded with consultations as with a co-decision procedure.
  • I fear your Eminence may have proceeded here in ignorance.
  • In retrospect, the Bureau should have proceeded differently.
  • Well, you should have proceeded to the Plant Committee first.
  • As regards the initiative by the four Member States in relation to the first pillar, I have stated our intention of formulating an alternative proposal, because I am convinced that the legal basis on which those Member States have proceeded is incorrect.
  • Whilst in 2001implementation of Community initiatives seem to have proceeded well, the picture as to innovative measures is less encouraging.
  • Matters have proceeded more quickly for Norway and Finland, which have been able to copy the Swedish model.
  • That is how we have proceeded.
  • We have proceeded from the point that the UN Security Council Resolution 1244 offers possibilities of intensifying many important humanitarian and democratic processes.
  • Nevertheless, it would have been good if everything could have proceeded a little faster than it has in the event.
  • Of course we have complied with the Rules of Procedure, otherwise I would not have proceeded.

Alternatives:

  • I have proceeded with the plan.
  • She has proceeded to the next level.
  • We have proceeded as planned.
  • He has proceeded with caution.
  • They have proceeded with the project.

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