Perhaps the correct answer is to tell him to learn the differences between the usage of the past tense and the present perfect, and to apply it correctly to the situation of receiving letters.

When to ask ” Have you received my letter “?

If you sent a snail mail yesterday, you might ask, today, “Have you received my letter [yet]?” But if you sent the letter three months ago, it should have been delivered by now. If it hasn’t been delivered it’s probably lost, and won’t be delivered. You’d ask, “Did you recieve my letter?” This is only an example.

When to use Have you received or Did you receive?

You use “Have you received …?”. If you sent a snail mail yesterday, you might ask, today, “Have you received my letter [yet]?”. But if you sent the letter three months ago, it should have been delivered by now. If it hasn’t been delivered it’s probably lost, and won’t be delivered.

What happens if a letter is not received in three months?

Let us assume that if a letter is not received within three months, then it is lost. That’s necessary for my example, as I’ve given it. By all means, think of a better example that will differentiate these two tenses if you like. Maybe, but I was trying to make this as simple as possible.

Which is the best definition of the word monies?

a person who dances professionally, as on the stage. an example of writing or speech consisting of or containing meaningless words. a petty gangster or ruffian. 3 coin, cash, currency, specie, change. 11 funds, capital, assets, wealth, riches. adjective, noun Scot. and North England. many.

When to use moneys or monies in a sentence?

It tends to occur when the reference is to discrete sums of money, obtained from a particular source or allocated to a particular cause. There are occasions when ‘money’ is plural. The spelling in these instance can be moneys or, more commonly, monies:

When did Bunny Mellon give away the monies?

Counts two and three (the only one in which a verdict was reached) related to the monies Bunny Mellon gave in 2007 and 2008. And what they do give away is—like the monies my wife and I donate—totally at their own discretion.