What is the difference between 'I have written' and 'I wrote'?

What is the difference between 'I have written' and 'I wrote'?

What is the difference between 'I have written' and 'I wrote'?

Introduction:

English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and eventually became a global lingua franca. It is named after the Angles, one of the Germanic tribes that migrated to the area of Great Britain that later took their name, England. Both names derive from Anglia, a peninsula in the Baltic Sea. 

“I have written” and “I wrote”

Both the sentences look same, don't they?

I have written

• This an information about something recently wrote.
• Like if I ask you, “Hey, have you written the assignment teacher gave in today's session?”
• In the response you can say “I have written”.

I wrote

• “I wrote” is the general statement about something you wrote, may it be some time ago or long back.
• For example: I wrote the book this movie is based upon.
• I WROTE is the simple past expressing such an activity that began and completed in the past.
• I HAVE WRITTEN is the present perfect expressing such an activity that began and completed in the past, but has a lingering effect in the present.

More Example on I have written and i wrote:

Have you written any novel?

Yes, I have.

When did you write it?

I wrote it in 2012.

I have written is in present perfect tense.I wrote is in simple past tense.We use the present perfect if we are thinking about the past and present together. We do not use the present perfect tense if we are not thinking about the present.

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