Which of both sentences is correct?
Hi, I want to know which of this expressions is correct, I'm not sure but I Think the second one is the most correct, because you are not talking about an specific time, it's something that it's already happened a few time ago. I don't know if I'm right but english speakers mostly use the present tense while speaking, but they only use the simple past tense when they are telling a story.

Sorry, we aren't going to the restaurant now. I just finished dinner and she also already had dinner,

Sorry, we aren't going to the restaurant now. I have just fnished dinner and she has also already had dinner.

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Which of both sentences is correct?
Hi, I want to know which of this expressions is correct,  I'm not sure but I Think the second one is the most correct, because you are not talking about an specific time, it's something that it's already happened a few time ago. I don't know if I'm right but english speakers mostly use the present tense while speaking, but they only use the simple past tense when they are telling a story.

Sorry, we aren't going to the restaurant now. I just finished dinner and she also already had dinner,

Sorry, we aren't going to the restaurant now. I have just fnished dinner and she has also already had dinner.

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I would say "Sorry, we aren't going to the restaurant now. I just finished dinner and she already had dinner.". Adding too, or also would sound repetitive and distract from the meaning of your sentence.

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I would say "Sorry, we aren't going to the restaurant now. I have just fnished dinner and she has already had dinner too." - Americans tend to leave out "have" from the sentence and say "just finished" or "just had dinner".

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Why not say.  Sorry were not coming to the restaurant as we both already had dinner   Or more commonly            We are not coming as we both have eaten. You can add dinner if you want, but ifr it is at dinner time that is already understood.

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