Users' questions

Have sent or had sent?

Have sent or had sent?

Both are correct, but “I have already sent” is the present perfect tense and “I had already sent” is the past perfect.

Has been send or sent?

If the report is on its way, you can say: is being sent. Of course if you say:has been sent, you have to realise that it is also being sent and that means it hasn’t arrived yet. Remember: I didn’t send it.

Has already left or had already left?

“ Has” relates events to now. “Had” relates events to a time in the past. So “the train has left” means at this point in time the train is no longer here. Wheras, “the train had left” means at some point in the past the train was already gone.

When to use I already sent or I’ve already sent?

I already sent vs i’ve already sent. I already sent. This phrase is used to indicate something was sent in the past. The word already is used here to emphasize the action is completed and so it is too late for any changes.

Which is correct I have sent you the cheque or I have already sent?

Both are correct. It depends on what you want to say. The first is in the present perfect tense and is used to state that something has been completed. the second is in the past perfect,and is used to refer to something that has happened in the distant past. Here are examples. I have sent you the cheque.

When to use ” I have already sent the goods “?

Answer “I have already sent the goods.” Just a normal past tense. The other words “I had already sent” means that time had gone by after the goods were sent (or something occurred after the goods were sent). Example: Questioner “The goods have not arrived, and I reminded you yesterday.”

Which is correct I have already sent or I had already sent?

“I have already sent” is the present perfect tense, which you would use while discussing in the present something previously accomplished. The point of reference is the present. “I had already sent” is the past perfect tense, which you would use in discussing something that occurred in the past. The point of reference is the past.

Both are correct. It depends on what you want to say. The first is in the present perfect tense and is used to state that something has been completed. the second is in the past perfect,and is used to refer to something that has happened in the distant past. Here are examples. I have sent you the cheque.

Why do we use just yet and already with the present perfect?

We often use just, yet, still and already with the present perfect because they are related to the present moment. This page focuses on the meaning and use of these words when they are used with the present perfect.

Answer “I have already sent the goods.” Just a normal past tense. The other words “I had already sent” means that time had gone by after the goods were sent (or something occurred after the goods were sent). Example: Questioner “The goods have not arrived, and I reminded you yesterday.”