My friend asks me to go see a movie. What's the difference between saying: I've alr

[B45]

My friend asks me to go see a movie.

What's the difference between saying:

I've already seen it twice.

VS

I've already saw it twice.

Are both the same?

 

[Rover_KE]

I can't believe you think "I've saw' is grammatical.

 

[B45]

Sorry, I meant :

I've already seen it twice.

VS

I already saw it twice.

Do they mean the same?

 

[Rover_KE]

They do, but #1 is a more natural response in this context.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Both options work for me.

 

[emsr2d2]

We frequently stumble across the BrE vs AmE difference.

In BrE, only "I've already seen it [twice]" would be used. AmE uses the simple past in this context - "I already saw it". The latter is very unnatural in BrE in that context.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Yes. We often skip the present perfect when it is not necessary.

 

[Polyester]

Can I say that "I've seen it two times."?

 

[emsr2d2]

You can but it's not natural. We use "twice" in almost every context.

 

[Raymott]

I might say, "I've already seen it two times." That's for emphasis. Certainly you need this construct for more than twice.