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I have run vs I run

Both "I have run" and "I run" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "I have run" is in the present perfect tense, indicating an action that started in the past and has relevance to the present. "I run" is in the simple present tense, used to talk about habitual actions or general truths.

Last updated: March 21, 2024 • 853 views

I have run

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English. It is in the present perfect tense, indicating an action that started in the past and has relevance to the present.

Use "I have run" when you want to talk about an action that started in the past and has a connection to the present. For example, "I have run five miles today."

Examples:

I have run a marathon before.
She has run three times this week.
Have you ever run a race?
They have run out of time.
He has run that route many times.

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May 7, 2014 ... I have run marathons in all 50 states, because I am a masochist who is married to a flight attendant, so I fly free. (Present perfect tense.) That's it.
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Jan 28, 2015 ... I have run speed tests on my computer during the last couple of days. Or I have ran speed tests on my computer during the last couple of days.

Alternatives:

I have been running
I ran
I had run
I will have run
I would have run

I run

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English. It is in the simple present tense, used to talk about habitual actions or general truths.

Use "I run" when you want to talk about actions that you do regularly or as a general statement. For example, "I run every morning."

Examples:

I run three times a week.
She runs faster than me.
Do you run in the park?
They run a successful business.
He runs the company efficiently.

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I run a successful sandwich business.
I run a respectable tree house.
I run, five times a week.
All right, so, I run in and...
I run a little hedge fund downtown.
I am Simon Skinner. I run the local supermarket.
I run the Globe Public House, Covent Garden.
I'm Clayton Canfil, I run the coast-watching system.
I run a profitable dress company.
I run the geisha house in this area.
I run the only bar in town.
I'm Simon Skinner. I run the local supermarché.
I run the glee club at a school for the deaf.
I run a nonprofit home for cancer patients.
I mean, I run to the nearest vet.
I run a garage cooperative in queens.
I run the penguin habitat at Aqua World.
I run a financial advisory firm.
I have a little business, which I run with a friend.
I run St. Andrew's for kids, Detective.

Alternatives:

I am running
I will run
I have run
I had run
I would run

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