Which sentence is correct "I reached my goal" or "I have reached my goal" (or both)?
(I heard the first sentence from my German friend. He has taken the highest level in the game and said: "I reached my goal". I have been learning Present Perfect Continious and Present Perfect for the last 3 days and I don't get why he didn't use "have" there).
Looking forward to your answers! Thanks in advance =)

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Which sentence is correct "I reached my goal" or  "I have reached my goal" (or both)?
(I heard the first sentence from my German friend. He has taken the highest level in the game and said: "I reached my goal". I have been learning Present Perfect Continious and Present Perfect for the last 3 days and I don't get why he didn't use "have" there). 
Looking forward to your answers! Thanks in advance =)

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"I reached my goal" shows you did this in the past. You may accompany with a time expression and say: "I reached my goal to learn 10 new words last night."
"I have reached my goal" connects it to the present, so NOW the goal is achieved, you are there. 
Hope it helps
Athena

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В розмовній мові, особливо американському варіанті, який є поширеним у світі через фільми, тощо, там де мав би бути перфект "I have reached" часто використовується минулий "I reached".

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Thanks a lot for your answers! I wish all the best to you ^-^

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both are correct. Personally I would say "I have reached my goal" if i reached it right at that moment, but if it was in the past I would say "I reached my goal"

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Both car corrected. "I have reached my goal" is more formal most would say "I've reached my goal" but it is also correct to say "I reached my goal" in the past tense similarly you could say "I have reached the top of the mountain" while you are standing on said mountain or "I reached the top of the mountain" while retelling the story of climbing the mountain. I hope this makes sense. Best of luck.