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this causes me vs this caused me to

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'This causes me' is used to express a present or ongoing effect. 'This caused me to' is used to indicate a past action or event. It's important to choose the correct tense based on the timing of the action or event being described.
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this causes me

This phrase is correct and commonly used to express a present or ongoing effect.

Use 'this causes me' when you want to describe something that is currently affecting you or having an impact on you.

Examples:

  • This loud noise causes me a headache.
  • His behavior causes me concern.
  • Her words cause me to doubt myself.
  • Nov 13, 2019 ... You can't bulk-purchase inventory slots, and this causes me pain. Suggestion. so I've got 8-9 weapons sitting in my foundry rn, and my weapon ...
  • Apr 14, 2020 ... My boyfriend doesn't care about his education and this causes me to wonder if this, among other things, is a sign he isn't good for me. Any ...
  • Sep 30, 2008 ... (This causes me to imagine the emergency room scene: "So how did this happen'" "I was belly dancing." "...") 2. The origins and purpose of ...
  • Feb 14, 2011 ... This causes me trouble for two reasons. First, it seems to break the interface nature of the Base class. It feels wrong to me that the ...
  • Apr 27, 2015 ... When I download an interactive report, null values are expressed as - and this causes me problems when uploading data again. How do I change this so null value ...
  • Aug 10, 2020 ... Along with our earlier discussion about POWO's wholesale adoption of some questionable taxonomic changes, this causes me to start ...
  • Apr 29, 2024 ... This causes me anxiety … #homestagerlife #thingsthatbugme #anxiety #mypetpeeve #hangingart #homestaging #omg #itbothersme ...
  • Jul 8, 2017 ... This causes me an issue, as i use the time @ the xtrace to look up other data. 2017-07-08 15_12_58-Eview - CIP Monitor.png684×653 13.6 KB.
  • Apr 29, 2024 ... This causes me anxiety … #homestagerlife #thingsthatbugme #anxiety #mypetpeeve #hangingart #homestaging #omg #itbothersme #stagingfashionista ...
  • Feb 8, 2021 ... This causes me to have 2 x Backup Jobs listed (one for each StoreOnce Repository). This is fine in the Veeam Console as that lists the ...

Alternatives:

  • this is causing me
  • this leads to me
  • this results in me

this caused me to

This phrase is correct and commonly used to indicate a past action or event.

Use 'this caused me to' when you want to describe something that happened in the past as a result of a particular cause.

Examples:

  • His lie caused me to lose trust in him.
  • The accident caused me to be late for work.
  • Her words caused me to rethink my decision.
  • May 9, 2020 ... This caused me to laugh out loud. Thank you Chibson USA.
  • This caused me to act out at school and I was always in trouble. I liked the attention and made sure everyone knew who I was. I had so many insecurities ...
  • Jun 6, 2023 ... After submitting several internship applications and completing numerous interviews, I was left with no options. This caused me to endure a lot ...
  • Mar 4, 2024 ... This caused me to become a part-time student and full-time worker. My mother would always ask when I was graduating, but I never had the ...
  • Aug 7, 2024 ... This caused me to be unable to read the text without leaning very close to the screen, further decreasing my exam performance as I could not ...
  • Dec 21, 2019 ... I've been marathoning the podcast at work for the last two weeks and seeing this caused me to burst out laughing.
  • Sep 21, 2024 ... ... This caused me to stay home fall semester of 2014 and take online classes. But it was apart of my journey. This is MY story. College wasn't ...
  • Jan 17, 2023 ... As part of working on this, I'm console.logging every link that gets passed into the renderLink function and this caused me to notice that if a ...
  • Nov 15, 2023 ... This caused me to reflect on my recent past. I have two kids, and I frequently work around the house. I'd clean, cook meals, and help them ...
  • May 3, 2024 ... This is the first I have heard of this (and reading this caused me to spill my coffee!!!). Why wouldn't mesh.TextureCoordinates return the ...

Alternatives:

  • this made me
  • this led me to
  • this resulted in me

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