Can I say "does she pierce her ears" instead of "does she have her ears pierced"?
Native speaker’s answer
Rebecca
No, it would sound strange to say "does she pierce her ears" here because "pierce" is the present tense form of the verb. This would imply that she pierces her ears in the present and still continues to do so. In this case, "pierce" needs to be in the past tense form since they are asking if she has already had her ears pierced in the past.