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I meet some friends vs I have met some friends

Both phrases are correct, but they’re used in different contexts. 'I meet some friends' is in the simple present tense and talks about a habitual action or a general truth. On the other hand, 'I have met some friends' is in the present perfect tense and talks about an action that happened at an unspecified time in the past with a connection to the present.
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I meet some friends

This phrase is correct in the context of talking about a habitual action or a general truth.

This phrase is used in the simple present tense to talk about meeting friends as a regular or habitual action. It can also be used to state a general truth.

Examples:

  • I meet some friends for coffee every Saturday.
  • I meet some friends at the park every evening.
  • Jan 30, 2024 ... Where can I meet some friends? All related (91).
  • Mar 4, 2024 ... I play some music, I meet some friends, I hang out with my daughter, I eat some foods. Last Sunday, I did all three. Drove down to Long Beach to hang with @ ...
  • I consider fifty cents a sound investment.Early in the week I meet some friends at a Mexican restaurant downtown. 6.
  • Oct 8, 2014 ... Every Sunday, I meet some friends at a bar in Boerum Hill for pub trivia. I've gone regularly for about two years; I think it's a good way ...
  • May 18, 2018 ... i meet some friends thu discord and we plan on playing a game but the problem is i have the game downloaded thru the internet and not from ...
  • Aug 17, 2018 ... I meet some friends and have some drink. François Cazzanelli said to do a tour the day after and we decided to meet at the same bar at 5AM ...
  • Jan 28, 2024 ... On Sundays, I go shopping with my family at 11 o'clock and then I meet some friends. We talk for a while and I come home by car. We have ...
  • Aug 15, 2023 ... I'm 18 and still trying to figure out how the non-binary thing works, just in case I meet some friends that identify as non-binary.
  • May 5, 2017 ... Later that day I meet some friends where I was laughing, joking and talking louder than the rest. Just by doing so my voice was strong and ...
  • Aug 27, 2017 ... Several days ago I meet some friends, one using FCP and others using Premiere, I suprisingly found taht they can do multican editing with ...

Alternatives:

  • I regularly meet some friends.
  • I often meet some friends.
  • I usually meet some friends.

I have met some friends

This phrase is correct in the context of talking about an action that happened at an unspecified time in the past with a connection to the present.

This phrase is used in the present perfect tense to talk about meeting friends at some point in the past with a connection to the present. It implies that the action of meeting friends has relevance to the current situation.

Examples:

  • I have met some friends who live in the same neighborhood.
  • I have met some friends through a mutual acquaintance.
  • Aug 22, 2024 ... I have met some friends such as a work friend when I visited his office building for an appointment. He has met my cousins and best friends ...
  • ... I have met some friends that have become my best and closest friends (AC, Lyca, Justin, Alonzo, Awra, Elha, and Xia) we had fun and we had some emotional ...
  • Dec 30, 2023 ... I have met some friends I cherish here. I have found some lifetime brands for our home. I have been reminded over and over again of TRUTH ...
  • Mar 10, 2023 ... Hi again! As I am approaching a little over one month of arriving in Aix, I have had so many great adventures, and I have met some friends I ...
  • Jan 6, 2018 ... BUT I have met some friends at shows (what up Nate, Jake, Josh, Justin, Eric, Amie, and Savannah?!) Every time I go to a show, one of them ...
  • Mar 10, 2023 ... As I am approaching a little over one month of arriving in Aix, I have had so many great adventures, and I have met some friends I will keep for ...
  • I have felt like I was immediately welcomed to the Binghamton family and I have met some friends I will hold onto for the rest of my life. This is a special ...
  • May 6, 2024 ... I have met some friends. I have also been forced by our new social media gal Beni, to try and document my days. So fun fact, I had a ...
  • I started this chapter in my university alone and now I have met some friends who want to help raise their own consciousness as well as the consciousness of ...
  • Apr 3, 2005 ... I mean, I have met some friends, but I would rather wait to get “hooked up.” From what I have seen, the girls at Columbia are my style so I ...

Alternatives:

  • I met some friends.
  • I have made some friends.
  • I got to know some friends.

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