Which of the following statements is correct?
If you call someone on the phone to relay a message, you called them in the morning they didn't pick up. You call them back in the afternoon and they picked up. Which of the following statements is correct?
Example 1: I called to inform you that the gentleman has decided to come in for the meeting on Tuesday
Example 2: I called to inform you that the had decided to come in for the meeting on Tuesday.
Top answer
Say ' has decided ', unless you feel there is a real possibility that he may have changed his mind. But more natural is simply eg I'm calling to tell you the gentleman has decided to come in for the meeting on Tuesday.
- Say ' has decided ', unless you feel there is a real possibility that he may have changed his mind.
- But more natural is simply eg I'm calling to tell you the gentleman has decided to come in for the meeting on Tuesday.
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Say 'has decided', unless you feel there is a real possibility that he may have changed his mind.
But more natural is simply eg I'm calling to tell you the gentleman has decided to come in for the meeting on Tuesday.
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