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Is it possible to say 'You tore my world apart' in poem? Or I should say 'You've tear my world apart'?

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    'You've tear my world apart' is ungrammatical. Maybe you meant 'you've **torn** my world apart'? – M.A.R. Aug 29 '15 at 18:34
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    *You've tear* is not English. *You've* (= *You have*) introduces the perfect construction, with the following verb in past participle form: *You've **torn***. You may read far more than you want to know about using the perfect (and far less than will be enough) at [*What is the perfect, and how should I use it?*](http://ell.stackexchange.com/q/13255/32), especially §§ [3.1 Grammatical meaning](http://ell.stackexchange.com/a/13260/32), [3.2 Pragmatic meaning](http://ell.stackexchange.com/a/13261/32) and [4. When and how should I use the perfect?](http://ell.stackexchange.com/a/13262/32). – StoneyB on hiatus Aug 29 '15 at 18:36
  • Thank you for the answer! And can I say 'You tore my world apart'? – Tatiana Aug 29 '15 at 18:40
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    Yes, "You tore my world apart" and "You've torn my world apart" are both natural, they are just in different tenses. – Wim Lewis Aug 29 '15 at 18:51
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    The phrase is not only possible, it's been used in several popular songs, including "Someday" http://genius.com/Eddie-gomez-someday-lyrics# and "U Tore My World Apart". – WhatRoughBeast Aug 30 '15 at 00:28

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No, you cannot say "You've tear...".

The reason why you need to use "You've torn..." is because of verb tenses; in this case the present perfect.

The present perfect is constructed like this:

subject + has/have + past participle

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