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I have a situation like this:

My friend: Can you help me with this?

Me: Yes, You should do like this. And you can do another way like this

My friend: Thanks, I get it.

Me: I will give you another example to make you understand more.

My friend: __________(*)________________No need to explain more.

(1) I understood the matter from one of your previous examples. No need to explain more.

=> My native friend advised using the simple past. He said this one s natural.

(2) I 've understood the matter from one of your previous examples. No need to explain more.

=> I think that "'ve understood" is also good to use. I want to use the present perfect because I want to focus on the present result that now I understand.

(3) I understand the matter from one of your previous examples. No need to explain more

=> I think that this one is also good to use.

The thing I am concerned the most is that between the use of simple past and present perfect for this situation. Could you please give me your opinion?

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    I would use (3), because the friend's understanding continues into the present.
    – Kate Bunting
    Mar 14 at 8:09
  • I actually heard my friend have used (1). Are there any problems with the simple past “understood “ here?
    – LE HANH
    Mar 14 at 8:32
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    Proofreading is off-topic here. To be honest, your entire text is full of mistakes.
    – Astralbee
    Mar 14 at 9:01
  • @Astralbee I already tried to correct some of the mistakes.
    – LE HANH
    Mar 14 at 9:43
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    I think a native speaker would say "Thank you, I understand it now." It doesn't feel so natural to say "I understood it from your first example", and perhaps it even sounds a little rude, as though you think they are wasting their time by offering further explanations.
    – Kate Bunting
    Mar 14 at 13:18

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Since understanding is a state that you are currently in, the simple present is the most idiomatic here:

I understand the matter from one of your previous examples.

That said, speaking informally, you could just use the idiom:

I got it.

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