A question on "I'm parked in the lot."

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Hello,

I have a question on “I’m parked in the lot”. Can it be paraphrased to “I parked my car in the parking lot.”? If so, why is the former present tense? Should it be “I was parked in the lot”?

What I feel is :

  1. I’m parked in the lot. : I parked my car in the lot. It’s still there.
  2. I parked my car in the lot. : I parked my car in the lot in the past. Whether it is still there is not certain.

What do you think? What are the differences between the two? How about “I was parked in the lot?” I’m curious.

Thank you for your attention in advance.

sweetpumpkin

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“Parked” is an adjective there. It can mean “I parked in the lot and my car is still there” or “I’m (waiting) in my car which I parked in the lot”.

3

Thank you for your attention, Molly! Then, “I parked my car in the lot.” is closer to “I was parked in the lot” while “I’m parked in the lot” is closer to “I’ve parked my car in the lot.” Am I right?

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  1. I’m parked in the lot.
  2. I’ve parked my car in the lot.
  3. I parked my car in the lot.
  4. I was parked in the lot.

I would say that where you can use #1, you can probably also use #2 or #3.

Where you can use #4, however, you can probably only use #3.

But no doubt there are exceptions.

Best wishes,

MrP

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I get the feeling that a) is more commonly used than b) and )c) when their is a sense of “waiting” “urgency” and/or “temporality” involved.

a) Where are you parked?
b) Where did you park?
c) Where have you parked?

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Thank both of you guys for your help! :slight_smile: The deeper I study English, the more intersting it is. :slight_smile: