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I once have read vs I once red

The correct phrase is "I once read." The phrase "I once red" is incorrect in standard English. The correct form uses the past tense of the verb "read."

Last updated: March 22, 2024 • 1487 views

I once have read

This phrase is incorrect in standard English.

This phrase is incorrect because it combines the past tense of the verb "read" with the present perfect tense of "have." To correct it, use the simple past tense form of the verb.
  • Jan 10, 2019 ... bloodyshim said: I once have read that at first you ship dotae, rite? cmiiw. Some shipper mostly only look at their beloved couple.
  • Sep 13, 2010 ... I am desperately searching for a paper I once have read, but cannot find anymore. It was about a counting function f(n) - the only thing I ...
  • Apr 18, 2020 ... I once have read from someones post that every 10 exp you spend you need to add a random basic weakness to your deck, and that's why ...
  • Oct 18, 2012 ... I once have read here in this forum something about the vacuum pump or the broken shafts but can not find anymore. so I opened a new thread.
  • Apr 20, 2024 ... I once have read that they do, but a modified version of it, and yet I have not found any information or explanation on the matter. For ...
  • May 21, 2019 ... I thought that I once have read something similar in an article but didn't find it anymore. Can anyone help? I appreciate your answers ...
  • Jun 1, 2016 ... I once have read an article or presentation about the problem, that in METAFONT the slanted K from Computer Modern has not neat tangents at ...
  • Nov 27, 2010 ... I once have read an interesting article about the problems of applying dither in an floating point enviroment because the floating action is ...
  • Dec 11, 2023 ... Reminds me to something I once have read on the RAW Power blog, though it was there more Apple Raw engine related, but the overal problem sense ...

Alternatives:

  • I once read
  • I have read once

I once red

This phrase is incorrect in standard English.

This phrase is incorrect because "red" is not the correct past tense form of the verb "read." To correct it, use the simple past tense form of the verb.
  • I once swept red wine off a white carpet.
  • This I found when I was cleaning his desk... once I heard of Red's passing.
  • Once I saw pretty red shoes in a magazine.
  • But, I must warn you, once you eat the red one... there's no turning back.
  • Once the Red Cross came, things started getting better.
  • Quick action is needed before the sea once again runs red with the blood of these defenceless creatures.
  • If there was once consciousness in Rose Red, it manifested itself early.
  • If kill him now we do not, once all red the gem turns invulnerable he monster will become!
  • So, once we catch her red-handed trying to blackmail me...
  • Once there, red and bluewill move up on the east and west side.
  • Once you jump the Red Line, navigational error creeps into every single jump calculation that you make.
  • "What once was red is black instead."
  • The party led by François Mitterrand, decorated with the emblem of Marshal Pétain's Vichy government, the party whose leading lights have just been caught red-handed once again, living a life of luxury on the public funds embezzled from the students' mutual insurance company.
  • I once again congratulate the rapporteur on her excellent report.
  • I once again emphatically reject the allegations.
  • I once tongue-kissed a Jamaican woman.
  • I once felt exactly that way.
  • I once installed blinds in my bathroom.
  • I once stole a quadriplegic's wallet.
  • I once used defibrillators on myself.

Alternatives:

  • I once read
  • I have read once

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