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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Simple past tense or present perfect tense?
Michael ____ here to see you and he _____ a note on your desk.
A. has come; has left B.A. has come; left
A. has come; has left B.A. has come; left
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Hi Anon Personally, I don't like either option very much. I'd choose option C for your stand-alone sentence: C. came; left However, I suppose either of your options could be justified in the right context and/or depending on how the speaker is looking at things.
- Hi Anon Personally, I don't like either option very much.
- I'd choose option C for your stand-alone sentence: C.
- came; left However, I suppose either of your options could be justified in the right context and/or depending on how the speaker is looking at things.
- e.
- at the moment of speaking), and that he left a note on your desk after he arrived.
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Hi Anon
Personally, I don't like either option very much. I'd choose option C for your stand-alone sentence:
C. came; left
However, I suppose either of your options could be justified in the right context and/or depending on how the speaker is looking at things.
If you said "Michael has come here to see you and he left a note on your desk", I would expect that
Personally, I don't like either option very much. I'd choose option C for your stand-alone sentence:
C. came; left
However, I suppose either of your options could be justified in the right context and/or depending on how the speaker is looking at things.
If you said "Michael has come here to see you and he left a note on your desk", I would expect that
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