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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3'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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3You'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, 3.2 Pragmatic meaning and 4. When and how should I use the perfect?. – StoneyB on hiatus Aug 29 '15 at 18:36
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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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3Yes, "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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1The 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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