- present perfect of do.
have done
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"I'll look back and see what I could have done better and get better for the next game."
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
"We have done all the mischief which is done by small kids. During that time he was always very calm," Gandhi said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
The costumers have done a great job of supporting the characters; the soundtrack music, by Oli Julian, is unusual enough to notice without overwhelming the action.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
“Compaq wouldn’t have done what we did without Ben,” said Rod Canion, Compaq’s co-founder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
“I couldn’t have done it without you either. Just do me a favor,” he said, stretching as he yawned.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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