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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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Word usage question

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00If one is correct, can you explain why it's correct as well?02br
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00Also, if both of them are correct, what's the difference? They both mean same to me and when would you use one versus the other?02br
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0 01blockquote 01cite 10Anonymous12cite 10hi,12br 12br 10Is it correct to say 12br 12br 101. " 12br 12br 102. 12br 12br 10Also, if both of them are correct, what's the difference?

— Pioussoul

  • 0 01blockquote 01cite 10Anonymous12cite 10hi,12br 12br 10Is it correct to say 12br 12br 101.
  • " 12br 12br 102.
  • 12br 12br 10Also, if both of them are correct, what's the difference?
  • 12br 12br 10Sentence 1.
  • means you sent an email at a specific time in the past, while 2.
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10hi,12br
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10Is it correct to say 12br
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102. "I have sent an email." 12br
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10If one is correct, can you explain why it's correct as well?12br
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10Also, if both of the
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0There is one thing learners must learn to realize which is when we ask whether a sentence is correct depends a lot on the context. In your questions, both are correct as already pointed out by another poster. 02br
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01b00I sent you an e-mail two days ago /yesterday/ last week etc.02b00 Simple past tense should be always
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