have problem with using " have" or "had"

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0Situation: i have just bought a notebook from Dell Company, and i have not gotten my stuff through delivery yet, and i found that the price of the laptop has dropped( i visited the Dell Company Web Page today) , and when i was trying to negotiate with Dell Company, i confused in choosing have or had as the proper word to use.02br02br00The sentence i was trying to say :02br02br00A. I have just (present participle) ordered a laptop from Dell Company, and i found(past tense) that the price has dropped today, so can i get my laptop with the latest price?02br02br00can present participle and past tense join together? Is my sentence correct?when to use have and had?02br02br00B. I had just (past participle) ordered a laptop from Dell Company, and i found(past tense) that the price has dropped today, so can i get my laptop with the latest price?02br02br00Which is the correct sentence? A or B..... Please explain to me with an easy understood way..0-

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

0Tricky. Either one works for me, but I would have said it slightly differently.02br
01i00I('ve) just recently ordered a laptop, but I noticed that the price was reduced today. Can I get the laptop at the lower price?02i02br
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00As retold later:02br
01i00I had just ordered a laptop when I found that it was being offered at a lower price. I was wondering if I could get it at the lower price. 02i02br
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Jaylhw1 · Answer

0 i can not understand what u was trying to say. 0-

have problem with using " have" or "had"

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