Was repaired/ has been repaired

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Was repaired/ has been repaired

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Hello,

If my bike was broken two weeks ago and now is repaired.

Can I say to someone : "My bike has been repaired so I can do sport now " or the good answer is "my bike was repaired so I can do sport " ?
To me, the good sentence is the first one because we are talking about the present.

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Re: Was repaired/ has been repaired

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BrE speakers prefer the first, while AmE speakers generally prefer the second.
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