Grammar check please?

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Hi there,Could you please check for me If I have made any mistakes in these sentences?I am talking about the future sense for these sentences.Let me know once you [ arrive / have arrived ] Tokyo. (Both are correct however the "rad" one sounds better?I will call you once I [ receive / have received ] the parcel. (Same as above?)Let me know once you [ do / have done ] it.  (Same as above?)Please advise me when he [ calls / has called ] back.  (Same as above?)Let me know if the meeting time [ changes / has changed ].  (Same as above?)Cheers

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

John AkiLet me know once you [ arrive / have arrived ] in Tokyo. (Both are correct however the "red" one sounds better?)

Both sound OK, but I think 'have arrived' is too formal for ordinary conversation.

John AkiI will call you once I [ receive / have received ] the parcel. (Same as above?)

Yes. I have the same comment here as in the previous example.

John AkiLet me know once you [ do / have done ] it. (Same as above?)Please advise me when he [ calls / has called ] back. (Same as above?)

Yes. Same as above.

John AkiLet me know if the meeting time [ changes / has changed ]. (Same as above?)

This one works a little differently because it's "if", not "when" or "once", but the end result is about the same.

Let's say you already know the meeting time.

If you say this with "changes", you want to know about any future changes.
If you say this with "has changed", you want to know about any past changes.

So if you say "has changed", you will be informed of any changes that are known so far, and technically nobody has to contact you about any further changes that may take place later.

This is a technicality, and people are likely to understand that you want to be informed in the future about any changes even if you say "has changed".

CJ

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