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Michelle Cha Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
She just called to say she has/had safely arrived.
Hi teacher's!
I found the sentence below and wonder if it is grammatical. I think the clause is past tence it should be 'had arrived'.
1. She just called to say she has safely arrived.
2. She just called to say she had safely arrived.
Many thanks teachers!
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Michelle Cha 1. She just called to say she has safely arrived. 2.
- Michelle Cha 1.
- She just called to say she has safely arrived.
- 2.
- She just called to say she had safely arrived.
- These are both possible (more or less interchangeable in typical contexts).
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Michelle Cha1. She just called to say she has safely arrived.
2. She just called to say she had safely arrived.
These are both possible (more or less interchangeable in typical contexts). "has" is permissible because it is a current event, as we know from "just". Compare "She called me last Wednesday to tell me she had just got home from work". In this
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