I did/I have Hi, there If someone asks you "Have you seen my ID?", should you say "I did actually" or "I have actually"? And just another thing: I know you use the expression "You can't miss it" to

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Gabriel

I did/I have Hi, there If someone asks you "Have you seen my ID?", should you say "I did actually" or "I have actually"? And just another thing: I know you use the expression "You can't miss it" to mean somehing that is easy to see, notice. But could you say something like "The new season of the show premiere tonight. You can't miss it"? Thank you

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I did/I have

Hi, there

If someone asks you "Have you seen my ID?", should you say "I did actually" or "I have actually"?

Thank you

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You should say I have.

The present perfect always links a past event to the present.
In this example, you saw the ID in the past and now you know where it is/can help your friend.

Would you like some extra help with when to use the past simple or the present perfect?

Tom

I would say "I have actually" because the question was asked in that verb tense. But both work and make your message clear.

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