How many women did you marry? Or How many women have you married?

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ahsanul.irfan

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1. "How many women did you marry?"
Or
2. "How many women have you married?"

Which one is correct when he still has his all wives?
 
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Do you mean that he is still married to all of them?
 

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1. "How many women did you marry?"
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2. "How many women have you married?"

Which one is correct when he still has [STRIKE]his[/STRIKE] all his wives?
I'd say 'How many wives have you got?'
 

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Rover's suggestion is the only one so far that works to express that the person is married to more than one person at the same time (polygamy).

Both suggestions in post #1 could equally be used simply to find out how many times someone has been married in total throughout their life.
 

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I suggest you ask this:

How many wives do you have?
 
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