Sentence difference

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What is the diference in meaning between these sentences? Do they have the same meaning?

I am happy to win today.
I am happy to have won today.
I am happy that I won today.

I am just not surr if the first sentence is possible or correct, implying that I already won today!

Fivejedjon · Accepted Answer

The first does not work, though 'I was happy to win today' does. The other two are fine.

Anonymous · Answer

fivejedjonThe first does not work, though 'I was happy to win today' does. The other two are fine.

Thank you very much for your help, teacher. That was what I thought.

So the 'to form' in the first example does not work, but it does work in other examples such as:
I am happy to announce/tell you that I will join your company.
I am happy to see you succeed.

Am I correct that it is possible in other examples but not the first one with 'win' that I wrote?

Anonymous · Answer

fivejedjonThe first does not work, though 'I was happy to win today' does. The other two are fine.

Hi teacher, would you please tell mecif what I said in the last post was correct!

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