What is the difference between have you and did you?

Have you is usually used in the second person. So is the case with did you. Have you is sometimes used independently as a single expression following the main sentence. Did you is used along with a verb only.
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Have you done VS did you do?

Why did you do it is a fine way to ask about an event done in the past. Why have you done it implies there are consequences in the present still. Did you do it asks: are you the person who did this/that?
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What the difference between you have and did you have?

First of all, did is the past tense form of the verb to do (which is also used as an auxiliary verb to help form questions in English). When you say that you did something, you're talking about something that happened in the past. Do is the present tense form of the verb to do.
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Have you vs Did you meaning?

The simple past ("Did you see this") refers about an event in the past. The present perfect ("Have you seen this") suggests a link with the present time.
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What is the difference of have and did?

The “did” verb is used in the simple past tense. The “have” verb is used in the present perfect tense. It is used to denote actions that have been done or performed in the past. It denotes possession or experience.
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Did You or Have You: Common English Mistakes 10



How do you use did and have in a sentence?

I did is the Simple Past tense of the verb to do. So it means something done in the past. I have done is the Present Perfect tense of the verb to do . So it means that something has been completed .
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Did you go Vs have you been?

"Did you go?" asks only about going, so it could apply to going and not returning. "Have you been?" recognizes that the person is not there now and asks whether they ever went and returned in the past.
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Have u got or did you get?

“Get” is the present tense form of the verb and “got” is the past tense form, but the tenses are often used interchangeably.
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What is the meaning of have you?

—used to emphasize something in a somewhat annoyed or angry way.
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Did you watch or have you watched?

You use “Have you watched …?” when an action has taken place in the recent past and is expected to be repeated or continued in the near future. You use “Did you watch …? when an action was completed in the indefinite past and is not expected to be repeated or continued in the near future.
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Did you read or have you read?

I would almost always use "have you read" unless I had in mind some specific past period. But in either case, it has no bearing on a yes/no answer. I completely agree with the above. 'Did you read' would be used to refer to a specific past period, 'in my book'.
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Did you hear or have you heard?

In your example, both are correct. American speakers might be more likely to use "Did you hear" whereas British speakers might prefer "Have you heard...". In other contexts there is a nice difference: We use the present perfect when the finished action is relevant to the present.
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Can we use have with did?

reason: had is the past form of have and since did is the past form of do, two past forms don't come together in a single sentence in English. So, have is to be used instead of had. Likewise, in India we have the habit of using two past form twice. For example, I didn't came.
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Did you have or had?

"Had" is not the appropriate tense to use in this case: you must use "have". The grammatically correct form of your sentence would be "Did you already have the opportunity to do something?"
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Did you ask vs Have you asked?

However, if (for example) you were talking about something that happened last year, "Did you ask her?" would ask whether, at that time, you asked her the question; "Have you asked her?" would ask whether you asked her at any time between then and now.
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Did you try or have you tried?

We use both the present perfect simple (have or has + past participle) and the present perfect continuous (have or has + been + -ing form) to talk about past actions or states which are still connected to the present. Have you tried the pills I got you?
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Did you see and have you seen?

'Did you see? ' asks someone whether they saw something at some point in the past. 'Have you seen? ' asks someone whether they have seen something at any point up to the present moment.
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When I have you meaning?

It either means they physically have you, as in they are holding you or that they're there for you. It's kinda like saying “I got your back,” it's a reassuring sentence. It's like letting someone know you're there for them, so they don't have anything to worry about. Chris Calone.
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Have you got VS do you have?

In the US "have you got" is more informal, (sometimes we omit the "have" in informal speech) and "do you have" is more the formal standard. Both are used equally in different situations. From what I understand, it is more or less the opposite in the UK, where "have you got" would be the standard.
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Did you get meaning?

Both are correct. Here the literal meaning of did you get it would be that you were asked to get something and now you want to know whether he has gotten it. The other meaning of do you get it means to say do you comprehend it or do you understand it.
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Did you have a chance Meaning?

to have the chance, to have one's chance (to do something): to have the opportunity, to have the time (to do something)
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Did you use or have you used?

Have you is usually used in the second person. So is the case with did you. Have you is sometimes used independently as a single expression following the main sentence. Did you is used along with a verb only.
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Did you see grammar?

"Did you see" is Simple Past. You should use it when you speak about a completed action in the past. For example, "Did you see this painting yesterday?" In this sentence, time is relevant. The person asking the question asks about a specific time.
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Have you been meaning?

“How have you been?” is a common question from native English speakers. It's asking what you have been up to and how life has been for you from from a certain point in time. Perhaps you're being asked how you've been doing since the last time you saw each other.
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