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I am not sure what has happened vs I am not sure what happened

Both sentences are correct, but they are written in different tenses. They convey the same meaning and are commonly used in English.
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Last updated: September 10, 2024 • 20569 views

I am not sure what has happened

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when you are uncertain about a past event and want to express that uncertainty.

Examples:

  • I am not sure what has happened, but I will try to find out.
  • She said she is not sure what has happened to the missing keys.
  • We are not sure what has happened to the project deadline.
  • Aug 22, 2015 ... I am not sure what has happened but over the last few years the Swallows have all but disappeared; there are only a few remaining nests on ...
  • I am not sure what has happened to personal responsibility and accountability but everyone that is reading this needs to look inside and ask, did I take the wrong ...
  • Believe me I have been looking. I am not sure what has happened here but I will tell you that I am more anxious about this year then I have ever been in the past.
  • Jul 16, 2014 ... After a frustrating experience I just had at my local library, I felt obligated to talk about it. I am not sure what has happened to respect, ...

Alternatives:

  • I am not sure what happened
  • I am unsure about what has happened
  • I am uncertain about what has happened
  • I don't know what has happened
  • I am clueless about what has happened

I am not sure what happened

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when you are uncertain about a past event and want to express that uncertainty.

Examples:

  • I am not sure what happened, but I heard a loud noise.
  • He is not sure what happened during the meeting.
  • They are not sure what happened to their luggage.
  • Aug 11, 2015 ... So I am not sure what happened. They are all still fine on Stitcher and other places, but I need iTunes to be working correctly. My RSS feed is: ...
  • May 21, 2015 ... I am not sure what happened since the update, but now I have to re-render most of the timeline after I restart, and it's only parts, so it's very ...
  • Sep 1, 2015 ... I am not sure what happened, so I will explain the best I know. So long time ago I found an old question with outdated answers and decided to ...
  • I am not sure what happened. I upgraded to 2.8.4 about 2 weeks ago. About two days ago I lost all my tags, categories, links and some sidebar functionality.

Alternatives:

  • I am not sure what has happened
  • I am unsure about what happened
  • I am uncertain about what happened
  • I don't know what happened
  • I am clueless about what happened

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