he has not come today vs he did not come today

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'He has not come today' is in the present perfect tense, indicating that the action of not coming today has relevance to the present moment. 'He did not come today' is in the simple past tense, referring to a specific point in the past when he did not come. The choice between the two depends on the context and the emphasis the speaker wants to convey.

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he has not come today

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English, especially in the present perfect tense.

This phrase is used in the present perfect tense to indicate that the action of not coming today has relevance to the present moment.

Examples:

He has not come today, so I assume he won't be joining us for dinner.
She has not come today, which is unusual for her.

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Mrs Ashton has not come, today.
And you are come in very happy time to bear my greeting to the senators, and tell them that I will not come today.
Cannot, is false, and that I dare not, falser. I will not come today.
And here comes today's principal witness.
She actually said she'd come today.
He said not to come today.
I'll come today for my children.
Looks like my aunt didn't come today.
Looks like the maid didn't come today.
so somebody known he would come today.
You didn't have to come today.
I'll come today for a blood transfusion.
You come today to become part of our big family.
We come today only to discuss the Winter Sacrifice
I was sure you wouldn't come today.
Sorry Rebecca couldn't come today.
It did not know how much people would come today here.
You know, your mother's pension check didn't come today.
I have a feeling that she'll come today.
But you come today, four days away from the Italian election.

Alternatives:

He hasn't come today
He's not come today

he did not come today

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English, especially in the simple past tense.

This phrase is used in the simple past tense to refer to a specific point in the past when he did not come.

Examples:

He did not come today, so we had to start the meeting without him.
She did not come today, even though she promised she would.

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And I did not come into work today.
And you are come in very happy time to bear my greeting to the senators, and tell them that I will not come today.
Cannot, is false, and that I dare not, falser. I will not come today.
I tabled a question on this and it did not come up in today's session.
And here comes today's principal witness.
She actually said she'd come today.
He said not to come today.
I'll come today for my children.
Looks like my aunt didn't come today.
Looks like the maid didn't come today.
so somebody known he would come today.
You didn't have to come today.
I'll come today for a blood transfusion.
You come today to become part of our big family.
We come today only to discuss the Winter Sacrifice
I was sure you wouldn't come today.
Sorry Rebecca couldn't come today.
It did not know how much people would come today here.
You know, your mother's pension check didn't come today.
I have a feeling that she'll come today.

Alternatives:

He didn't come today
He failed to come today

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he has not come today vs he did not come today