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what's the difference of different tense #1 (permalink) Fri Mar 27, 2009 16:02 pm   what's the difference of different tense
 

someone is looking for my colleague in the same office.My colleague is not here but he came here this morning,I should tell him:
He comes but he is not here now
or He came but he is not here now
or He has come but he is not here now
which one is correct or nature?
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what's the difference of different tense #2 (permalink) Fri Mar 27, 2009 16:38 pm   what's the difference of different tense
 

I have seen him come in but he is not here at the moment.
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what's the difference of different tense #3 (permalink) Fri Mar 27, 2009 18:23 pm   what's the difference of different tense
 

He was here, but he left. ( He may be back later, but I'm not certain.)
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