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What is the difference between these two sentences?

寿司をもう食べた

寿司を食べたことがある

Both sentences mean "I've already eaten sushi", right? But what situation
would I use もう食べた in? And when would I use 食べたことがある?
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もう + た-form AND た-form + こと が ある
> 1) 「寿司{すし}を食{た}べたことがある。」
>
> 2) 「寿司をもう食べた。」

The first sentence can only mean one thing and **the second can mean two very
different things**.

1) can only mean " **I have eaten sushi before**." This person has already
experienced eating sushi. The speaker, therefore, would almost always be a
non-Japanese person.

2) can mean the exact same as 1) and an additional thing, which is:

"I have already eaten **_the_** sushi."

**The meal happened to be sushi that time**. Thus, for this meaning, the
speaker can well be a Japanese person.
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