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
It (has) arrived today - WordReference Forums Hi! I can't decide which tense is correct in this case "Thank you very much for sending me an autograph card It arrived today " or "Thank you very much for sending me an autograph card It HAS arrived today " I thought of the first one, because "today" shows the time when it happened
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?
arrived lt;in on by gt; the bus | WordReference Forums I arrived in the bus through an open window just before the bus entered a tunnel that could have blown off some part of my body (after I had kicked several guys off the roof) B Senior Member
When he lt;arrived had arrived gt; [past simple past perfect] 1 When he arrived at the office, the meeting had begun (The meeting started before he arrived) 2 When he had arrived at the office, the meeting began (The meeting waited for him, then started with him in it) AE speakers usually include a word that makes the different meanings clearer: 1a When he arrived at the office, the meeting had
have arrived or arrived? | WordReference Forums A lot of calls arrived - describing something that happened, and was completed, in the past Each tense has a technical name, of course, but as long as you understand the circumstances in which it is appropriate to use each, that is more important, to my mind, than learning the names of the tenses
I arrive vs I am arriving vs I will arrive vs I will be arriving Hello, I have difficulties understanding the difference in use of these four tenses when it comes to arriving or departing to from places For instance, I arrive at the main station tomorrow morning I am arriving at the airport next Saturday I will arrive at the office at 5:30 I will be
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
arrive at home arrive home? | WordReference Forums Hello there, ok, let's sum it up first: before "home" you usually don't use prepositions, isn't that so? I am home (or I am at home) I went home how about "to arrive at? home"? I've come across "she arrived home" but I wonder if "at" would be a mistake? Thanks a lot for helping me with this!