He set you a message vs He has sent you a message

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'He set you a message' implies that someone established or arranged a message for you, while 'He has sent you a message' indicates that someone has already dispatched a message to you. The choice between the two depends on the specific situation you want to convey.

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He set you a message

This phrase is correct but less common in everyday English. It implies that someone arranged or established a message for you.

This phrase can be used to indicate that someone has created or arranged a message for you. It is less common than 'he has sent you a message.'

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He set you a message
He set you a task.
I mean, he sets you up with a whole new life.
I mean, he sets you up with a whole new life.
This guy Rick, he'll set you up with a spongeboard and some baby waves.
He'll set you up with a room and a broom.
He'll set you up with a sweet spot at the entrance so you're never late again.
He thinks you set a new record.
That's how he set you up.
He set you up to take this bar so he could watch us and listen.
Something he set you up for in the first place.
If he set you up for this, he thinks you can bring him down.
See, he knows his customer, and he sets you up.
We know all about Clarke and how he set you up.
He set you and the girl up!
He sets you up or shoots you in the back.
He sets you up with papers, real estate, cars, whatever you need.
What work does he set you to?
He really has been good to you. he set you up nicely.
So he set you up to get you out of the way, or better still let the High Council do it.
Did he set you up for Cottonmouth's murder, too?

Alternatives:

he arranged a message for you
he prepared a message for you

He has sent you a message

This phrase is commonly used in English to indicate that someone has dispatched a message to you.

This phrase is used to convey that someone has already dispatched a message to you. It is a common and natural way to express this idea.

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He has sent you a message
He has sent you a message, sir.
He has sent you a message, sir.
He has chosen you and He has sent you.
He has proof that you sent your men on an unauthorised operation.
To make amends, the boss would like to offer you a drink, and he has sent me to fetch you.
If he hasn't sent you anything back, it's probably 'cause he just hasn't had time yet.
Babu-ji won't even see my face Why has he sent you?
Has he sent you here to beg me to come back?
Why has he sent you a picture of himself with a pasty on his head?
he has sent me to find you as it is probable men who wish you harm are following you as we speak.
7 It is He who has sent down to you, [O Muhammad], the Book; in it are verses [that are] precise - they are the foundation of the Book - and others unspecific.
David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon. But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, Do you think that David honors your father, in that he has sent comforters to you?
Malcolm has sent you to get cheese.
The queen of England has sent you a formal offer of peace.
Your... Our mysterious benefactor... has sent you a package.
The Emporer has sent you confidential instructions.
Kusum Ganga has sent you this letter...
The Emporer has sent you confidential instructions.
Antony has sent you a message.
And your meeting with him can only mean that Elizabeth has sent you...

Alternatives:

he sent you a message
he forwarded a message to you

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