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i have sent it vs I had sent it

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "I have sent it" is used when referring to a recent action that has an impact on the present, while "I had sent it" is used when referring to a past action that occurred before another past event.

Last updated: March 22, 2024 • 1260 views

i have sent it

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use "I have sent it" when you want to indicate that you completed the action of sending something recently and it has relevance to the present moment.

Examples:

I have sent the email to the client.
She has sent the package to the wrong address.

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I should have sent it to Yasuko that night.
I should have sent it to you directly.
I would have sent it to you, but I didn't know your address until today.
I'm sorry. I should have sent it in wire.
And I'd have sent it to this guy, Sil Tavern, known for the good juice.
Of course I haven't sent it.
Yes. I would have sent it to Murray to have it looked into but your grandmother insisted you should see it first.
I filled out the application, but I haven't sent it in yet.
No, you're not mistaken, but I should never have sent it.
Anything you require, I'll have it sent...
Anything you require, I'll have it sent...
I'll have it sent to my room.
If you want something, I'll have it sent to the hotel.
When you go, I'll have it sent over
I have no idea who sent it!
- I have not sent you watch it?
I have sent him a letter, asking for his cooperation.
I have sent you a copy of my report, Baroness Ashton.
On your behalf I have sent a message of condolence to his widow.
I have sent in letters on the subject.

Alternatives:

I sent it
I have just sent it
I have already sent it
I have recently sent it
I have already sent it

I had sent it

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use "I had sent it" when you want to indicate that an action of sending something was completed before another past event or time in the past.

Examples:

I had sent the report before the meeting started.
She had sent the invitation by the time I arrived.

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You see, I had sent a-a blog entry, and I had sent it to a friend here, in Chicago.
And to my horror, not only had I written it, but I had sent it to court.
Would you rather I had sent it for printing this morning, so that Parliament would not have received it until tomorrow or the day after?
I had it sent from Paris.
I got this. I had it sent over From the other branch.
There's only one other, and I just had it sent to Booth.
They wondered why the gods had sent it to them.
Somehow I had sent two wrong messages...
He's convinced I had sent 'Esau' to Hebron.
I had sent some of the detachment to the Olga gulf.
I had sent Peppinello to the Chevalier for an urgent rescue...
He sent me a handful of letters that I had sent him when we were courting and a new one that I'm not opening.
I had no idea Lord Elrond had sent for you.
If I had sent you in there with an actual agenda, Lecter would have known it instantly.
I mean, Connor knew about the e-mails I had sent.
I find it very regrettable, especially because I had sent my speech in advance.
Turns out Atlantis had sent another Jumper.
Interpol had sent back our profile.
I had an inkling it might play well in the suburban book club crowd, so I sent it to one.
Listen, Xander, if I had gotten your email when you sent it, man, my panties would have exploded.

Alternatives:

I had already sent it
I had sent it earlier
I had sent it before
I had sent it previously
I had sent it at that time

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