Which one is correct

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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A:let’s hurry,the president is coming!
B:Oh,I am afraid we___________.

a)have missed him
b)had missed him
c)missed him

which one is correct?
please help me solve this problem
many thanks!

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I would choose (a) - Present Perfect - the event has already taken place, and its result is concerned with the present. That is, now we don’t have to hurry, since the president has gone…

Just my opinion

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Hi danial2005,

Yes, the correct form in this context is (a) the Present Perfect. It has the sense of We have just missed him. Later the speaker could say: We missed him (Past Simple) or We realised we had missed him (Past Perfect).

Alan

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Hi Sidle Jinks and Alan,
Thank you very much for your explaination!

Danial