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.
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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