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English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Hi Sirs,

KIndly check if the following are appropriate to use.

  1. Hi, I just got back from leave yesterday.
  2. Sorry, I came back from leave yesterday.
  3. I was on leave for the past 4 days.
  4. I was on leave since yesterday.
  5. My apologies, I was not around yesterday.
  6. I just came back from yesterday’s leave.

any suggestion will be appreciated.

Thank you in advance.

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Hi Hotencool,

Your first sentence is OK if you end it with a period.

I would suggest this sort of wording for sentence 2:
- Sorry, (but) I didn’t come/get back from leave until yesterday.

Some people will prefer the present perfect in sentence 3, but you can also use the past simple:
- I was/have been on leave for the past 4 days.

You should use the present perfect in sentence 4:

  • I have been on leave since yesterday.

For sentence 5, use a period after ‘apologies’:

  • My apologies[size=150][color=blue]. [/size]I was not around yesterday.

    In sentence 6, you can also use ‘got back’. In addition, you could also use the present perfect:
    - I just came/got back from yesterday’s leave.
    - I’ve just come/gotten back from yesterday’s leave.

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thank you Sir,

how about item no 5 and 6?

Thank you again.

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Hi Hotencool

I have already edited my post to include 5 and 6. I did that right after I first posted – because I did not see 5 and 6 there initially.

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Hello Hotencool,

Esl_Expert provided comments on all your sentences, including numbers 5 and 6. Did you misread them or did you mean something else?

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HI Beeesneees, Sorry, I got it now! Maybe during my editing “I missed out” ( did i say it correctly) his comments, even the period comments. Thanks for your usual help!

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Hi Sir, kindly check.

My apologies for the late reply,

  • I’ve just came back from a long week vacation.
  • I was on 1 week business trip last week.
  • I just came back from 2 weeks seminar.
  • I was on business trip for the past week.
  • My apologies, I had to take a business trip for the past week and just got back yesterday.

Thank you.

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  • I’ve just came back from a long week vacation. ← Doesn’t make sense. A week is a fixed unit of time. You cannot have a long week and a short week. Perhaps you mean, “I’ve just come back from a long vacation of one week’s duration.”
  • I was on 1 week business trip last week. ← I was on a 1-week business trip last week.
  • I just came back from 2 weeks seminar. ← I just came back from a 2-week seminar.
  • I was on business trip for the past week. ← I’ve been on a business trip for the past week. / I was on a business trip last week.
  • My apologies, I had to take a business trip for the past week and just got back yesterday. ← okay, but I’d prefer ‘over’ rather than ‘for’.
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Thanks again S’ Beeesneees!!!

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  1. Hi, I just got back from leave yesterday.

I must say that this sentence carries no any sense to me.

I would appreciate if someone explained both the meaning and grammar.

Thanks

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The speaker returned from leave (time off work) the day before.
Although use of ‘just’ may make it sound as if the return was more recent than that, within the timescale this is acceptable in this context.

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Mr. Beeesneees,
Can I say:
“I have just come back from a 2-week seminar.”

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Yes.