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Has or had arrived?

By Sarah Rowe

They are both correct, but if you use the first form, you need a comma after “Finally,” i.e. “Finally, the t-shirt has arrived.” You could eliminate the “has” from both sentences, as well, i.e. “Finally, the t-shirt arrived,” and “The t-shirt finally arrived.”

Has or had arrived?

Had arrived is past participle. (With reference to the example given)We use participles when we speak about actions that are done before certain other specified actions. Had arrived is correct in the following cases. He had arrived by the time I came home yesterday.

Has Arrived meaning?

verb (used without object), ar·rived, ar·riv·ing. to come to a certain point in the course of travel; reach one’s destination: He finally arrived in Rome. to come to be near or present in time: The moment to act has arrived.

Has just arrived or have just arrived?

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My grammar book suggests that when using words like just, that you should “always” use present perfect. So the correct form should be I’ve just arrived according to my book.

Is has arrived correct?

It has arrived’ is correct. ‘Arrive’ is an intransitive verb and cannot be used in the passive sense. ‘it has been received’ are both fine since ‘receive’ and ‘send’ are transitive verbs.

When to use has or have?

While the verb to have has many different meanings, its primary meaning is “to possess, own, hold for use, or contain.” Have and has indicate possession in the present tense (describing events that are currently happening). Have is used with the pronouns I, you, we, and they, while has is used with he, she, and it.

Has just arrived meaning?

1 adv You use just to say that something happened a very short time ago, or is starting to happen at the present time. For example, if you say that someone has just arrived, you mean that they arrived a very short time ago.

Has arrived today or arrived today?

Member Emeritus. 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).

Has Arrived used?

Or if we previously knew Louise was coming to the US, we could say “she has arrived in New York and lives with her brother.” You need to be careful in understanding that. The essence of this usage is that you are making it clear that she is now in New York as opposed to not being there.

Is have arrived a verb?

verb (used without object), ar·rived, ar·riv·ing. to come to a certain point in the course of travel; reach one’s destination: He finally arrived in Rome. to come to be near or present in time: The moment to act has arrived.

Has just or had just?

When you say “have just” it implies that the event in reference affects the present state. “Had just” works in much the same way, but because the past is somewhat broad, it can cover a large, more convoluted period.

Has just come or had just come?

In this context, I would say you really need ‘had just come” rather than “just came.” “Just” has two meanings. One would be that he had ‘recently’ come home, the other would be that he “only” came home and didn’t do anything else. Here it means ‘recently, a minute ago’ and you need the pluperfect.

How do you say you have reached home?

This is not correct. Don’t use this phrase. “I have reached home” doesn’t have any grammatical issues, but it sounds odd and overly formal to native English speakers. It would be much more common to hear “I’m home.” You might also hear “I’ve gotten home” in North America.

Is it arrived to or arrive at?

We use the verb arrive with at or in to talk about ‘coming to’, ‘getting to’ or ‘reaching’ a place where a journey ends. If we see the destination as a point, we say arrive at. If we see it as a larger area, we say arrive in. We don’t say arrive to a place.

How do you say the package has arrived?

“Have you received the package?” sounds more personal, but the other is not wrong. I would leave out ‘already’ in the first version, unless you want to express surprise at the idea that the package has arrived. And I would say ‘package’, not ‘delivery’, if you are talking about a package.

Is arrived grammar?

Be careful – we use arrive without a preposition in the following cases: arrive home arrive at home. arrive today, arrive yesterday, etc. arrive early, arrive late.