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you helped me vs you've helped me

Both "you helped me" and "you've helped me" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "You helped me" is simple past tense, so it indicates a completed action in the past. "You've helped me" is present perfect tense, indicating an action that started in the past and has relevance to the present.

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Last updated: July 07, 2024

you helped me

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate a completed action in the past.

Use "you helped me" when referring to a specific action that was completed in the past.

Examples:

Thank you, you helped me a lot with my homework.
I remember when you helped me fix my car last year.

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Just like you helped me today.
But you helped me get past that fear.
But when you helped me, I seemed to learn pretty fast.
I told him how you helped me out back then.
You know, you helped me make my luck.
In a way, you helped me.
But you helped me save Vincent.
I need your help, you helped me.
If you helped me because you wanted to, accept.
So you helped me to keep it.
Remember, you helped me move in.
Gruyere cheese because you helped me to gruyere up.
Serena, you helped me find myself.
When we went to that prison, I was scared to death, a-and you helped me face my fear.
Jack, you helped me by opening my eyes to the truth about my father.
He knows that you helped me make an unmonitored call to Site X.
But you helped me pick out that suit for my niece's wedding.
Coop, I'll talk to the State's Attorney, tell him that you helped me out.
Well, you helped me when I first got here.
You knew it was dangerous, but still you helped me search for Yoko.

Alternatives:

you assisted me
you supported me
you aided me
you were helpful to me
you came to my aid

you've helped me

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate an action that started in the past and has relevance to the present.

Use "you've helped me" when emphasizing the ongoing impact of the help received or when the action has relevance to the present.

Examples:

Thank you, you've helped me understand this concept better.
I appreciate how you've helped me improve my skills over time.

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I would use "You've helped me a lot", probably because that form makes it seem ( to me) that the help was given more recently, which it was. There is more a ...
I know you've helped me in the past god so thank you. Lyric Meaning. This is more than likely a double entendre. It could mean that Cam has struggled with his ...
You don't know how much. You've helped me grow, you've helped me grow, baby, yeah. You don't know how much I've been tryna show you. I know you felt me ...
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Alternatives:

you have assisted me
you have supported me
you have aided me
you have been helpful to me
you have come to my aid

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