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[–] tacosanonymous@mander.xyz 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

English speakers use has/have/had to signify perfect tenses, meaning the actions are completed but have effects that continue.

So past perfect: It had helped me. Present perfect: it has helped me.

[–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 1 points 1 day ago

Thank you!

[–] OfCourseNot@fedia.io 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

No. 'Has helped' is the present perfect.