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Default Re: Once again present perfect

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Originally Posted by alrod View Post
I find in some place following sentence:
...
- Mike, as a seargent of the police I came to the office
at 9. Always.
- OK boss. But once I have come at 9 and there was no one over here.
...

Is it right to use perfect form here? The "once" is suspicious.

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No, it's more correct to say : Once I came at 9 and there was no one over here.
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