what you have done vs what you did

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'What you have done' is used when referring to actions that have a connection to the present or are ongoing. 'What you did' is used when referring to actions that were completed in the past.

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what you have done

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to actions that have a connection to the present or are ongoing.

Use 'what you have done' when you want to talk about actions that have been completed but have relevance to the present moment or are still ongoing.

Examples:

I appreciate what you have done for me.
Can you explain what you have done so far?
I'm impressed by what you have done with the project.

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Alternatives:

what you have accomplished
what you have achieved
what you have undertaken
what you have completed
what you have performed

what you did

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to actions that were completed in the past.

Use 'what you did' when you want to talk about actions that were done and completed in the past without a direct connection to the present.

Examples:

Tell me what you did yesterday.
I heard about what you did at the party.
I know what you did last summer.

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I thought what you did was incredibly brave.
Everybody thinks what you did was amazing.
I know what you did... to Jessica.
Zoey told me what you did.
Antoine told us what you did.
And that does not justify what you did.
Anesthesiologist told the parents what you did.
I appreciate what you did earlier.
As what you did on guadalcanal.
Angela from accounting told me what you did.
But what you did was more than you know.
Halstead, what you did today...
That's what you did to Jesse.
Don't try to rationalize what you did.
Eph, what you did... was incredible.
And now, write what you did last May 9.
Write what you did that day.
The others don't know what you did.
And what you did back there...
I was really angry and hurt by what you did.

Alternatives:

what you performed
what you accomplished
what you achieved
what you undertook
what you completed

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