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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
to have met
Can I say I'm pleased that I met you instead of I'm pleased to have met you? Which is more common? Is the past simple (I met) in the first example OK or should I have used the past perfect (I have met)?
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Hi, I assume that you are talking about what to say when you are saying goodbye to someone, ie atthe end of a conversation. Can I say I'm pleased that I met you instead of I'm pleased to have met you ? Both are OK.
- Hi, I assume that you are talking about what to say when you are saying goodbye to someone, ie atthe end of a conversation.
- Can I say I'm pleased that I met you instead of I'm pleased to have met you ?
- Both are OK.
- Which is more common?
- Much more common than either is 'It was nice to meet you', 'It was nice meeting you'.
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Hi,
I assume that you are talking about what to say when you are saying goodbye to someone, ie atthe end of a conversation.
Can I say I'm pleased that I met you instead of I'm pleased to have met you? Both are OK.
Which is more common? Much more common than either is 'It w
I assume that you are talking about what to say when you are saying goodbye to someone, ie atthe end of a conversation.
Can I say I'm pleased that I met you instead of I'm pleased to have met you? Both are OK.
Which is more common? Much more common than either is 'It w
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