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Adsfaf Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Are both sentences correct?

I never expected you to come here. I've never expected you to come here.
  

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The first sentence is normal English. It can be used of a current/recent event, either when someone, as expected, didn't come, or when someone unexpectedly did come. It can also be used when talking of a period in the past.

  • The first sentence is normal English.
  • It can be used of a current/recent event, either when someone, as expected, didn't come, or when someone unexpectedly did come.
  • It can also be used when talking of a period in the past.
  • The second sentence seems rather unusual, and at the moment I can't think of a clear reason why you would want to use it.
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The first sentence is normal English. It can be used of a current/recent event, either when someone, as expected, didn't come, or when someone unexpectedly did come. It can also be used when talking of a period in the past. The second sentence seems rather unusual, and at the moment I can't think of a clea

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