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What did you study vs What have you studied

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "What did you study?" would be used to ask about past actions or events. "What have you studied?" would be used to ask about someone's current knowledge or experience up to the present moment.
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What did you study

This phrase is correct and commonly used to ask about past actions or events.

This phrase is used to inquire about the subjects or topics someone learned in the past.

Examples:

  • What did you study in college?
  • What did you study last semester?
  • What did you study for the exam?
  • Dec 19, 2017 ... What did you study in the university? Literature. History. Mathematics. Languages. Chemistry.
  • Jul 28, 2022 ... In college/university, I had a clear game-plan. Graduate. Now that I am no longer in a classroom, what was your major? What did you study? Why?
  • Jul 1, 2017 ... What did you study at university, and would you change what you studied if you could? I began studies in Chemical Engineering. Within the first ...
  • r/QualityAssurance 1 mo. ago. Brandeli. ADMIN MOD. Join. Options. Report. What did you study to be QA? Tittle. Upvote 15. Downvote 43 Go to ...
  • Feb 6, 2022 ... What did you study, and what job do you do now? I took 21 years out after school before going to ...
  • Jun 4, 2018 ... What did you study in college and what are you doing now? What's good stoolies? Most readers either started reading in college or are ...
  • Jan 9, 2019 ... And, I appreciate you asking the question "What did you study in college." ! Flag for review ...
  • Oct 7, 2014 ... What did you study, why, and did you like it? Archived post. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Upvote 304. Downvote
  • Jun 17, 2017 ... What is the difference between What did you study and What have you studied ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
  • Jan 11, 2023 ... What did you study at university? (if anything at all). Hi,. I am currently a political science major about to graduate and I don't really ...

Alternatives:

  • What subjects did you study?
  • What topics did you study?
  • What did you learn?
  • What were you studying?
  • What were your studies focused on?

What have you studied

This phrase is correct and commonly used to inquire about someone's current knowledge or experience up to the present moment.

This phrase is used to ask about the subjects or topics someone has learned or been exposed to up to the present time.

Examples:

  • What have you studied so far?
  • What have you studied in this course?
  • What have you studied about this topic?
  • What have you studied in your career?
  • What have you studied in your spare time?
  • Jun 17, 2017 ... What have you studied since I last saw you? I have studied lots of things. See a translation.
  • Mar 16, 2019 ... What have you studied on your food science degree? Hi, so I have just started my last semester on my way to be a food scientist and Iv'e ...
  • Mar 20, 2022 ... I am a middle aged woman with a university degree in French. I went to university 30 years ago. If someone asks me: "what have you studied?
  • Dec 19, 2017 ... Originally Answered: What have you studied? ·. In an educational institution, Medicine upto MD. In Life's numerous training grounds, a whole ...
  • Jul 22, 2019 ... Q: Describe your background; where have you worked and what have you studied? I attended the University of Michigan for my undergraduate ...
  • Mar 20, 2022 ... If someone asks "What have you studied?", it would be fine to say "I've studied French". This makes a connection to the present: You imply ...
  • May 27, 2010 ... What have you studied? Have there been any specific instructors along the way that have particularly guided you on the path to becoming a ...
  • Jan 28, 2024 ... ... What have you studied?” The perfect tenses indicate a range of time passing. In the case of the present perfect, it means a range that ...

Alternatives:

  • What have you learned?
  • What subjects have you studied?
  • What topics have you covered?
  • What have you explored?
  • What have you delved into?

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