Have you ever left the cinema in the middle of the film?

[Arctica1982]

Have you ever left the cinema in the middle of the film?
Yes,i have.
Why did you leave?
Because i've seen the film more than three times.

Can we answer a question which is in the past simple with an answer in the present perfect?

 

[bhaisahab]

Have you ever left the cinema in the middle of the film?
Yes,i have.
Why did you leave?
Because I've seen the film more than three times.

Can we answer a question which is in the past simple with an answer in the present perfect?

It would be more natural with "I had".