Eh, again this dumb perfect vs simple thing
I'm trying to write an email in which I have to include these sentences:
The secretary office of Philology Department 1) has notified me that they 2) have not received from you any confirmation that I 3) passed the exam in Mythology. They say that they 4) have not got any grades for this course, therefore I would like to kindly ask you to contact with them and confirm that I 5) passed the exam and 6) received grade and 9.
I don't know, firs of all, whether I used the correct tenses in each eaxample, what's more, even if it's correct, I'm not sure why. In most of the cases I have a feeling that both tenses could be used, but I'm not sure what difference in meaning would be implied then. I'm particularly confused with points 3) and 4)
Cheers & thanks,
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anglista2008 The secretary office of Philology Department 1) has notified (OK) me that they 2) have not received (OK) from you any confirmation that I 3) passed (OK) the exam in Mythology. They say that they 4) have not got (do not have) any grades (singular if it is your grade, plural if it is for all the students) for this course, therefore I would like to kindly ask you to contact with them and confirm that I 5) passed (OK) the exam and 6) received (OK) grade and 9 (if your grade was 9, then say "a grade of 9 out of 10. ) I don't know, firs of all, whether I used the correct tenses in each eaxample, what's more, even if it's correct, I'm not sure why.
- anglista2008 The secretary office of Philology Department 1) has notified (OK) me that they 2) have not received (OK) from you any confirmation that I 3) passed (OK) the exam in Mythology.
- They say that they 4) have not got (do not have) any grades (singular if it is your grade, plural if it is for all the students) for this course, therefore I would like to kindly ask you to contact with them and confirm that I 5) passed (OK) the exam and 6) received (OK) grade and 9 (if your grade was 9, then say "a grade of 9 out of 10.
- ) I don't know, firs of all, whether I used the correct tenses in each eaxample, what's more, even if it's correct, I'm not sure why.
- In most of the cases I have a feeling that both tenses (what was your choice?
- You have used 3 tenses; present, past, and present perfect) could be used, but I'm not sure what difference in meaning would be implied then.
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anglista2008The secretary office of Philology Department 1) has notified (OK) me that they 2) have not received (OK) from you any confirmation that I 3) passed (OK) the exam in Mythology. They say that they 4) have not got (do not have) any grades (singular if
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