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Discover LudwigThe phrase "have slapped" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is the present perfect tense of "slap," which indicates a past action that is still relevant or has ongoing effects in the present. Example: "I have slapped my brother many times for teasing me."
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Szmura might have slapped her on the back had it not been for her frailty.
"If your mother was alive she would have slapped you for writing this".
I have slapped two of my colleagues for touching me badly".
Mum may have slapped me at this point and I don't blame her.
But the publishers have slapped a padlock and a "keep out" sign on the gates.
They have slapped together 10 crude tents from scrap wood and plastic, including discarded billboard ads.
Ball's been put out of play because Heinze seems to have slapped Borgetti in the face.
Maybe they should have slapped that on the side of the bus.
The French have slapped one on "sodas", which is showing results.
"They would shove each other, certainly, and she would have slapped at him".
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My mother would have slapped me, no lie.
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