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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

The Present Perfect and Yesterday

Hi there!

Is it correct to say: You've received our email yesterday?

Please advise.

Thank you in advance.
  

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Anonymous Is it correct to say: You've received our email yesterday? No. You need "You received" if you want "yesterday".

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AnonymousIs it correct to say: You've received our email yesterday?
No. You need "You received" if you want "yesterday".

The present perfect cannot be accompanied by a mention of a specific time.

CJ
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Okay. Thank you very much Emotion: smile
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