A couple of questions please.
Hi, I have questions regarding the following expressions :)
(1) Thanks for the offer, but I have eaten lunch already.
Do you always say "I have eaten already" or can you say something like "I already ate"?
Which one do you say more often? Or is there any other way to say it?
(2) It was not as crowded as I'd expected it to be.
Do you always say "as I'd expected it to be" or can you omit "had" and say "as I expected it to be"?
Thanks in advance :)
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Variations
(1) Thanks for the offer, but I have eaten lunch already.
Thanks for the offer but I have already eaten. (you can leave out lunch if both people know the subject being discussed.)
Thanks for the offer but I have eaten already.
Thanks for the offer, but I already ate.
-- the next below are more informal, you would only say to a friend or family member.
Thanks for the offer, but I'm not hungry.
Thanks for the offer, but I'm full.
(2) It was not as crowded as I'd expected it to be.
It was not as crowded as I expected it to be.
It was not as crowded as I expected.
It was not as crowded as I thought it would be.
I thought that it would be crowded and it wasn't. (note that this leaves out the degree of crowd but conveys essentially the same meaning.)
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Seth/ Thanks a lot :D
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Yes both are correct. "I already ate" and "as I expected to be" are a bit more informal but sound more natural.
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Thanks a lot! That was fast.. :D
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1. You can say "Thanks for the offer, but I already ate". That one is more informal so it's used more often than the other. You can also say, "Thanks for the offer, but I'm already full."
2. Yes! The meanings are quite similar if I remember correctly.
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