![]() So when we use “change”, it’s to describe an alteration or a transformation, but like other, other changes or other alterations are still possible. So just one time, so maybe, for example, we can change our clothes or we could say, “I changed my hair color.” That would be different from, “My hair turned grey.” So, in my hair turned grey, it means my hair is not going to come back to its original color. Maybe, we could, for example, change our clothes many times. When we use “change” then, we use it to refer to a transformation or an alteration, yes, but the ideas that more alterations are possible, so it’s not just one time. So we use “turned” there to mean become and also we can’t go back. So you can think of this in the same way, when we move to the next age, we cannot go back to the previous age. We use “turn” when we’re talking about birthdays too. It was sort of transformed and it's probably not going to return to its original like status or its original condition. So, when we say “something turned”, it means that that thing moved kind of into its next form. So, in your example about hair color, it’s natural for us to say “My hair turned grey.'' So that means my hair color is not going to go back to its original color, unless of course if we dye it or something. Nice question! Yeah, this is a little bit tricky because both verbs have many uses, but to focus in on this specific difference, I would recommend maybe thinking about the verb term as being used for things that we cannot reverse. Also, should we say, the season changed or the season turned? Looking forward to hearing from you.” However, some songs say, my hair turned grey. “Hi Alisha, how do you use turn and change? I thought I could say, my hair changed to grey. Next question comes from Yoshitaka Horikoshi. Okay, let’s move on to your next question. So, “ I have done” just means that this thing happened in the past. So, for example, “I have done my homework” or “I have done the laundry.” So that means those activities are finished, they're done, yes, and we did them at some point in the past, but when is not exactly important. So, because this is a present perfect pattern, it means we’re talking about something that happened in the past like a nonspecific point. ![]() “I have done”, on the other hand, would be like the beginning part to a longer statement. ![]() So, that means in this moment, my condition is done, is finished, a simple present tense statement. Like maybe we're making something and we say “I’m done!” when we finish. So, we use this expression after, like a meal, like “I’m done with my meal” or “I’m done eating.” We use this maybe after we finish a task or we’re trying to finish something before our friends or our co-workers. So, “I am done”, a present tense sentence, means I am in the state or I am in the condition of being finished with something. So, this is a present perfect tense sentence. ![]() “I have done”, on the other hand, is “I”, our subject, “have”, our auxiliary or our helping or linking verb, and “done” which is the verb in the past particle form. “I am done” is a simple present tense statement. So “I”’ is our subject, “am” is our verb and “done” is our adjective. Could you please tell me when we use I am done and I have done.”įirst, let’s break down the grammar of these sentences, so that we can understand the basic differences. Okay, let’s get to your first question this week.įirst question this week comes from Neja. #Get it done grammar seriesHi, everybody! Welcome back to Ask Alisha, the weekly series where you ask me questions and I answer them, maybe. ![]()
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