GrammarJLPT N5
have done before
Expression

Definitions

  1. 1. have done (something) before
This grammar pattern is used to express that someone has had the experience of doing something at least once in the past. It is formed by attaching it to the past tense form of a verb and is equivalent to saying "have done ~ before" in English.

Grammar

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Example sentences

Sentence 1

Oh yeah, I've run in the rain before!

Sentence 2

Wait, you've slept at the office?

Sentence 3

Ugh, I've bought the same book twice before.

Sentence 4

I've actually done that job before.

Sentence 5

There was a time she said, "I've seen this before."