Don't / Have not
I wrote this sentence " I don't find the satistic about 2019 yet. "
But some person corrected me " I have not found the satistic about 2019 yet. " ( it is the same sentence, but instead of "don't" there is "have not")
I don't know could you answer me on this question without a context, if you can't, please say me and I will rewrite the question and will add more information.
So I can't understand why I should use here "have not", is it because it was in the past and just before I wrote this sentence?
Am I right, if I did something just before current action it is "have + verb in the past"?
Thank you!
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Answers · 7
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I will answer with a sentence.
"I can't find the statistics for 2019 yet" is what you should have written need to say.
or in the past
"I couldn't find the statistics for 2019"
"I didn't find the statistics for 2019"
The changes you need to make are
change to "can't" or "couldn't" or "didn't" for a finished clause and leave of the word yet.
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“Have not found" is the present perfect tense of the verb "to find". The tense is formed by conjugating the present tense of the verb "to have" (I have, you have, he has, etc.) and then adding the past participle ("found" in this case).
The present perfect is most often used in English to talk about experiences or changes that have already taken place. It indicates an action that has already taken place or been completed at the time the speaker is speaking.
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Hi Yasya,
That person changed your sentence tense from present simple to present perfect which we usually use when we want to talk about unfinished actions or states or habits that started in the past and continue to the present.
While present simple is used to talk about things that happen regularly.
I hope this helps.
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