Had arrived vs Was arrived - WordReference Forums What's the meaning difference between these two statements: When i arrived, he had just arrived When i arrived, he was just arrived The first uses the past perfect and the second one simple past So, are they both correct? Either in these case, is it better use just the past perfect?
EN: has is arrived - WordReference Forums In English, the past simple is "the man came" So the question is then why do we say "The clothing has arrived" rather than "the clothing arrived" (the man came)? Because we are interested in the present result of a past action - the clothing is here now, and that is what we are interested in It has arrived = it is here
By the time + past perfect - WordReference Forums 1 By the time the police arrived, the two men had disappeared 2 By the time the police had arrived, the two men had disappeared According to the key to one of the exercises in English Grammar in Use, both are possible, but I really fail to see why It makes no sense to me use the past perfect twice and therefore I would say #1 In fact, the author gives a few example sentences, and he
He is arrived - WordReference Forums Hi folks,I've got a stupid count is the sentence "he is arrived" grammatically wrong? For talking about the past she should use Ex "He arrived yesterday" "He has just arrived" "He arrived (or + has) this afternoon" Are these sentences right? I can't remember how should we use the present
It (has) arrived today - WordReference Forums I agree; with "today" specified, the simple past tense is right Without "today", the present perfect would be preferred "It has arrived" would simply confirm the recent arrival (possibly today, possibly some time within the past few days)
arrive at home arrive home? | WordReference Forums But "arrived at my home" is used in the headline in this British newspaper ("Strangers arrived at my home wanting sex): 'Strangers arrived at my home wanting sex - I nearly threw up when I learnt why' I heard the Mirror is a subpar newspaper, maybe that's why? Ah, no
the file has arrived has come is in | WordReference Forums "Thank you for (sending) the file", perhaps You would not say this unless the file had arrived The other obvious one (in BrE, at any rate) is "I've got the file" Your (1) is okay, but it is relatively unusual to use "arrive" for emails (it is common for physical deliveries) ( think "come" is only used for physical items, and "in" would refer to something (physical) you have ordered now
By the time he came, we lt;left had left gt; [simple past vs past perfect] Maybe the real question has to do with "I arrived home" Once I crossed the threshold and walked across the room to the writing desk, perhaps it became "after" I arrived home, too late to do anything "as soon as" or "by the time" I arrived
Arrived to the hospital - WordReference Forums Hi Is the red part correct English? I would have used arrived at I held her in my arms as she took her last breath moments before she arrived to the hospital Source: Inside Edition: Youtube: Friend of Dancer Who Died From Mislabeled Cookie Speaks Out Context: A dancer dies after eating a