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I have missed the class vs I had missed the class

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I have missed the class' is used when referring to a recent event. 'I had missed the class' is used when talking about a past event that occurred before another past event.
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I have missed the class

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to a recent event.

This phrase is used to indicate that you were not present for a class that has just happened or that you missed a class in the recent past.

Examples:

  • I have missed the class on Monday because I was sick.
  • She has missed the class several times this semester.
  • Jul 25, 2020 ... I am sorry that I have missed the class Or I am sorry that I missed the class. Are both sentences acceptable if the context is " I am sorry ...
  • Feb 17, 2023 ... Yet, I have missed the class time I paid for because the professor changed the platform where the class is meeting. As a student, I am left ...
  • ... i have missed the class despite the fact that i have toll them few times that i was there and that the Teacher was even double checking my check in. i have ...
  • ... i have missed the class despite the fact that i have toll them few times that i was there and that the Teacher was even double checking my check in. i have ...
  • ... I have missed the class entirely. Esos son los instantes cuando he puesto una alarma para despertarme temprano y estudiar, pero al cerrar mis ojos y ...
  • As someone who used to be a dancer, I have missed the class workouts and pushing myself like I used to when I danced. Finding Bre's Full Body Dance Party ...
  • Nov 30, 2013 ... Actually i have missed the class for political unrest in our country. So it would be very kind if you explain me what the above commands are ...
  • Jun 6, 2023 ... I have missed the class due to some personal problem, can i reschedule it ? Yes. You can inform the academic coordinator about your child's ...

Alternatives:

  • I missed the class
  • I have been missing the class
  • I have not attended the class
  • I was not in the class
  • I skipped the class

I had missed the class

This phrase is correct and commonly used when talking about a past event that occurred before another past event.

This phrase is used to indicate that you were not present for a class at a specific point in the past, especially when narrating a sequence of events.

Examples:

  • I had missed the class before I realized how important it was.
  • She had missed the class when the teacher announced the test.
  • Jan 19, 2007 ... I had missed the class 10-year reunion because of a change of station from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, to Tyndall AFB, Fla., so I was ...
  • Apr 18, 2023 ... Talked to the prof, she laughed, wondered why I had missed the class section. Because I was doing so well she let me do some makeup work and ...
  • Dec 18, 2006 ... I haven't been in school for 8 or so years, and just the other night I was dreaming I had missed the class for the entire term and thus wasn ...
  • Apr 20, 2024 ... I felt like I had missed the class on how to be the sort of woman who could catch a man's eye. Accordingly, for weeks I stomped around ...
  • Mar 6, 2013 ... ... I had missed the class on the power rule. I was all determined to do the quiz with only the book, and I thought I had learned what I needed ...
  • May 10, 2023 ... It was like I had missed the class where you learn all of these girly things. I would change quickly and quietly, sure to avoid attracting ...
  • ... I had missed the class due to illness. He doesn. IT 402. Grade Received: A. Major (Required). Senior. Grade Received: A. Senior. Nov 2015. Excellent professor ...
  • For many years, I wondered if I was doing it the “right” way, like somehow I had missed the class in church where we learned how. I felt frustrated when the ...
  • Dec 20, 2018 ... ... I had missed the class. “Don't worry, you will have gotten it at some level,” I was told. One night during my training, I had a strange ...

Alternatives:

  • I missed the class
  • I had not attended the class
  • I was not in the class
  • I skipped the class
  • I had failed to attend the class

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