Present perfect or past simple

[Will17]

Hello!

Is the use the present perfect correct, here, please?


"Helen has decided to go on holiday, this is postcard from her".

Thanks a lot
W

[5jj]

Is the use the of present perfect correct, here, please?

"Helen has decided to go on holiday, this is postcard from her".

Yes - if the postcard is giving you the news of her decision.
Unlikely if the postcard is from the holidaying Helen.

Incidentally, a semi-colon would be better than a comma between these independent clauses.

[Will17]

Yes - if the postcard is giving you the news of her decision.
Unlikely if the postcard is from the holidaying Helen.

Incidentally, a semi-colon would be better than a comma between these independent clauses.

Thank you 5.

So if the postcard is from the holidaying Helen, would it be better to write:

Helen has decided to go on holiday ; this is a postcard from her. ?

Thank you
W

[montfan]

"This is A postcard from her"

[5jj]

So if the postcard is from the holidaying Helen, would it be better to write:

Helen has decided to go on holiday ; this is a postcard from her.

Yes, though I, as a speaker of BrE, would be more likely to say, "Helen decided..."

Thanks, montfan; sorry, Will. I didn't spot the missing article.

[bhaisahab]

Yes, though I, as a speaker of BrE, would be more likely to say, "Helen decided..."

Thanks, montfan; sorry, Will. I didn't spot the missing article.

I wouldn't use the present perfect there. I agree with your previous comments:
"Yes - if the postcard is giving you the news of her decision.
Unlikely if the postcard is from the holidaying Helen."

[5jj]

I wouldn't use the present perfect there. I agree with your previous comments:
"Yes - if the postcard is giving you the news of her decision.
Unlikely if the postcard is from the holidaying Helen."

Your words appear to suggest that I did use the present perfect. Have I missed something?