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Perfect Stranger Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Grammar question no. 62: one sentence, 2 tenses

Dear All,

In the following sentences, would you choose a combination of past simple and present perfect or present perfect and present perfect?

Guess what, I've just been informed that my afternoon class has been cancelled. I don't know why I've come here today.

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Guess what, I've just been informed that my afternoon class was cancelled. I don't know why I've come here today.

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Guess what, I've just been informed that my afternoon class has been cancelled. I don't know why I came here today.

If someone could please tell me which (or what, if there are any others apart from the ones mentioned here) combination would be best and why, I'd be much obliged.

Thanks
  

Top answer

You'll hear all these combinations in speech. When we speak informally, our primary concern is to convey a message, not to worry about tenses.

— Fivejedjon

  • You'll hear all these combinations in speech.
  • When we speak informally, our primary concern is to convey a message, not to worry about tenses.
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You'll hear all these combinations in speech. When we speak informally, our primary concern is to convey a message, not to worry about tenses.
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fivejedjonYou'll hear all these combinations in speech. When we speak informally, our primary concern is to convey a message, not to worry about tenses.
Thank you for your answer Fivejedjon and sorry for being a pest but I'm a bit of a grammar geek and I'd love to know how each of those little tense changes impacts the meaning...
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Could someone please comment on the differences emerging from different tense combinations?

Thanks
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