Is it correct to say “I was absent from your class today”?
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Let's say I missed the first class of the day. Afterwards, is it grammatically correct to say "I was absent from your class today"? Someone here was suggesting that since I am using "today" I can not use the past form of the verb. What is the grammatical explanation? Would someone please help?
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Let's say I missed the first class of the day. Afterwards, is it grammatically correct to say "I was absent from your class today"? Someone here was suggesting that since I am using "today" I can not use the past form of the verb. What is the grammatical explanation? Would someone please help?
past-tense past-perfect
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Would you think it wrong to say "I ate breakfast today?"
– Azor Ahai
Nov 27 '17 at 5:28
The implication is that it was earlier in the day that you were absent, so "was ... today" is fine. But one might quibble about being absent from a class, rather than being absent in a class.
– Lawrence
Nov 27 '17 at 5:46
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I'd definitely quibble. absent from is idiomatic; absent in doesn't even make sense/
– Xanne
Nov 27 '17 at 5:48
So If a say "I was absent from your class today" . Is it ok?
– Ruhul
Nov 27 '17 at 5:51
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@WS2 Sorry to be such a jerk I missed your irony; absent on-line. :-)
– Xanne
Nov 27 '17 at 19:46
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Let's say I missed the first class of the day. Afterwards, is it grammatically correct to say "I was absent from your class today"? Someone here was suggesting that since I am using "today" I can not use the past form of the verb. What is the grammatical explanation? Would someone please help?
past-tense past-perfect
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Laurel
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asked Nov 27 '17 at 5:22
RuhulRuhul
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Let's say I missed the first class of the day. Afterwards, is it grammatically correct to say "I was absent from your class today"? Someone here was suggesting that since I am using "today" I can not use the past form of the verb. What is the grammatical explanation? Would someone please help?
past-tense past-perfect
past-tense past-perfect
edited 7 mins ago
Laurel
32.9k664117
asked Nov 27 '17 at 5:22
RuhulRuhul
113
edited 7 mins ago
Laurel
32.9k664117
asked Nov 27 '17 at 5:22
RuhulRuhul
113
edited 7 mins ago
Laurel
32.9k664117
edited 7 mins ago
Laurel
32.9k664117
edited 7 mins ago
Laurel
32.9k664117
32.9k664117
asked Nov 27 '17 at 5:22
RuhulRuhul
113
asked Nov 27 '17 at 5:22
RuhulRuhul
113
asked Nov 27 '17 at 5:22
RuhulRuhul
113
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Would you think it wrong to say "I ate breakfast today?"
– Azor Ahai
Nov 27 '17 at 5:28
The implication is that it was earlier in the day that you were absent, so "was ... today" is fine. But one might quibble about being absent from a class, rather than being absent in a class.
– Lawrence
Nov 27 '17 at 5:46
3
I'd definitely quibble. absent from is idiomatic; absent in doesn't even make sense/
– Xanne
Nov 27 '17 at 5:48
So If a say "I was absent from your class today" . Is it ok?
– Ruhul
Nov 27 '17 at 5:51
1
@WS2 Sorry to be such a jerk I missed your irony; absent on-line. :-)
– Xanne
Nov 27 '17 at 19:46
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show 8 more comments
Would you think it wrong to say "I ate breakfast today?"
– Azor Ahai
Nov 27 '17 at 5:28
The implication is that it was earlier in the day that you were absent, so "was ... today" is fine. But one might quibble about being absent from a class, rather than being absent in a class.
– Lawrence
Nov 27 '17 at 5:46
3
I'd definitely quibble. absent from is idiomatic; absent in doesn't even make sense/
– Xanne
Nov 27 '17 at 5:48
So If a say "I was absent from your class today" . Is it ok?
– Ruhul
Nov 27 '17 at 5:51
1
@WS2 Sorry to be such a jerk I missed your irony; absent on-line. :-)
– Xanne
Nov 27 '17 at 19:46
Would you think it wrong to say "I ate breakfast today?"
– Azor Ahai
Nov 27 '17 at 5:28
Would you think it wrong to say "I ate breakfast today?"
– Azor Ahai
Nov 27 '17 at 5:28
The implication is that it was earlier in the day that you were absent, so "was ... today" is fine. But one might quibble about being absent from a class, rather than being absent in a class.
– Lawrence
Nov 27 '17 at 5:46
The implication is that it was earlier in the day that you were absent, so "was ... today" is fine. But one might quibble about being absent from a class, rather than being absent in a class.
– Lawrence
Nov 27 '17 at 5:46
3
3
I'd definitely quibble. absent from is idiomatic; absent in doesn't even make sense/
– Xanne
Nov 27 '17 at 5:48
I'd definitely quibble. absent from is idiomatic; absent in doesn't even make sense/
– Xanne
Nov 27 '17 at 5:48
So If a say "I was absent from your class today" . Is it ok?
– Ruhul
Nov 27 '17 at 5:51
So If a say "I was absent from your class today" . Is it ok?
– Ruhul
Nov 27 '17 at 5:51
1
1
@WS2 Sorry to be such a jerk I missed your irony; absent on-line. :-)
– Xanne
Nov 27 '17 at 19:46
@WS2 Sorry to be such a jerk I missed your irony; absent on-line. :-)
– Xanne
Nov 27 '17 at 19:46
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Would you think it wrong to say "I ate breakfast today?"
– Azor Ahai
Nov 27 '17 at 5:28
The implication is that it was earlier in the day that you were absent, so "was ... today" is fine. But one might quibble about being absent from a class, rather than being absent in a class.
– Lawrence
Nov 27 '17 at 5:46
3
I'd definitely quibble. absent from is idiomatic; absent in doesn't even make sense/
– Xanne
Nov 27 '17 at 5:48
So If a say "I was absent from your class today" . Is it ok?
– Ruhul
Nov 27 '17 at 5:51
1
@WS2 Sorry to be such a jerk I missed your irony; absent on-line. :-)
– Xanne
Nov 27 '17 at 19:46