[Grammar] I think I lost/ have lost

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Will17

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Hello!

I can't figure out which tense is correct in this sentence, can you help me?

"I think I've lost/ lost my watch in my car".


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Hello!

I can't figure out which tense is correct in this sentence, can you help me?

"I think I've lost/ lost my watch in my car".


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Both are possible - which one is correct depends on the context.
 

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It just occurred to me that "lost" might not be the best choice here because you're referring to a specific place: your car.

A: What are you doing?
B: Oh, I'm looking for my watch. I think I left it in my car.
 

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I think that in my example "I think I've left it" would be correct, too, but "I think I left it" is what I would probably say.
 
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