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This year has changed me vs this year changed me

Both of these phrases are correct and can be used interchangeably. The difference lies in the tense used: 'this year has changed me' uses the present perfect tense, emphasizing the connection between the past and the present, while 'this year changed me' uses the simple past tense, focusing on the action that occurred in the past.
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This year has changed me

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English. It uses the present perfect tense to show the connection between the past and the present.

This phrase is used to express that the changes experienced during the year have had a lasting impact on the person up to the present moment.
  • Oct 8, 2024 ... jesse_williams_5 on October 8, 2024: "This Year Has Changed Me More Than I Ever Thought It Would. Godsplan…. ".
  • Jun 18, 2015 ... This year has changed me. Forever. Save. Save. More to explore. quote and feminism afbeelding Emma Carstairs, Thea Queen, Bad Reputation, ...
  • Dec 19, 2023 ... Readers of this newsletter will know this year has changed me in ways both unexpected and far beyond the book. I took the biggest of swings ...
  • Nov 6, 2023 ... This year has changed me, and I don't know how to be anything other than open about that. I look forward to being a bit more transparent now ...
  • Dec 6, 2020 ... Below, I reflect on what I've learned and how this year has changed me. Related: The pandemic will end, but kindness doesn't have to.
  • Dec 31, 2023 ... Writing everything I've written this year has changed me. The clarity, vision, work, enjoyment, dedication, and words have shaped me so much ...
  • Dec 30, 2010 ... Or a one of my fragile teacups, broken in pieces, just lying there until I piece and glue it back together. This year has changed me. I am not ...
  • May 3, 2019 ... This year has changed me. Every news story, album review or opinion piece I've read has bettered me, especially the ones we had to correct ...
  • Jun 1, 2018 ... When I reflect on how I'm different, the ways this year has changed me, I come back to several quotes that I have spent considerable time ...

Alternatives:

  • this year has had an impact on me
  • this year has transformed me

this year changed me

This phrase is also correct and commonly used in English. It uses the simple past tense to indicate a specific action that took place in the past.

This phrase is used to express that the changes experienced during the year had a direct impact on the person at a specific point in the past.
  • This year changed me. It made me believe that things will happen and we have to accept them no matter how bad they are. That things will not happen even...
  • Dec 30, 2023 ... This year changed me in ways I am barely beginning to comprehend. I desperately want to have a succinct, pithy way to sum it up but I don't.
  • Jun 24, 2024 ... I joined more than 150 people Sunday as part of the inaugural Harbor Splash organized by the Waterfront Partnership of ...
  • Dec 24, 2022 ... This year changed me and Im sure im a better person right now!!!! Sometimes God gives us tests so that we change and finally understand what we must to change ...
  • Sep 6, 2023 ... Losing my father earlier this year changed me. It changed me as a person, it changed me as a mother and it changed me as a doctor.
  • 56M posts. Discover videos related to This Year Really Changed Me on TikTok. See more videos about Unfortunately This Year Changed Me Terjemahan, ...
  • Dec 29, 2011 ... I don't know about you guys, but I feel like this year changed me in ways that all my previous years combined didn't. The amount of things ...
  • Nov 4, 2024 ... 42.5M posts. Discover videos related to 2024 Changed Me A Lot on TikTok. See more videos about 2024 Memories, Changement D'heure 2024, ...
  • This year changed me forever. ALL of the biggest things that shifted me in 2022, ALL of the biggest lessons I remembered, and ALL of the ways that I ...
  • Oct 29, 2024 ... This year changed me forever, and I'm still learning how. That said, this month's Dig List isn't expansive, but what I have included is ...

Alternatives:

  • this year made me different
  • this year altered me

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