curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-how-to-talk-about-hobbies-and-interests/657ef58855ff45e1e4ca70ee.md
In this dialogue, Sarah uses Have I told you...? to ask Tom in an engaging way if she has previously mentioned something about herself.
Have I told you...? is a way to connect the past with the present, as if Sarah is trying to recall if she has shared her passion for sci-fi with Tom before.
This phrase is a great example of how the Present Perfect tense is used to talk about actions that occurred at an unspecified time before now.
Hey, Tom. BLANK I BLANK you I'm a huge sci-fi fan? I'm even part of an amazing fandom.
Have
This word is the auxiliary verb used in forming the present perfect tense, indicating a past action with relevance to the present. The first letter is capitalized.
told
It's the participle form of the verb tell, as it is used in the present perfect structure.
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