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I leave my office vs I left my office

Both phrases are grammatically correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I leave my office' is present tense, indicating a habitual action or a future plan. 'I left my office' is past tense, indicating that the action of leaving the office has already happened.
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I leave my office

This phrase is correct and is used to indicate a habitual action or a future plan.

This phrase is used in the present tense to indicate a routine action or a future event of leaving the office.
  • Nov 26, 2020 ... As I leave my office at night the full length painting next to my door reflects in the window of the office across the way and startles me.
  • The same is true for getting to the anchor desk. The newscast starts at 4, so I leave my office and make the short walk to the studio starting at 3:30. Maybe ...
  • May 19, 2023 ... Should I leave my office job for a call center job? Ask Pakistan. Pretty much the title. I work as an accountant but the pay is shit. Decided ...
  • May 7, 2015 ... If I leave my office at 3:55, it takes me right at 1/2 an hour to get home. If I leave at 4:05, it take at least 45 minutes (and often over ...
  • Feb 4, 2022 ... As I leave my office today, I do so with tremendous pride about the many accomplishments, not the least of which are steering the agency ...
  • Oct 11, 2022 ... If I leave my office door open in the evening, Lawrence likes to slip in and press a button on my keyboard to flash on the sleeping monitors.
  • Nov 4, 2014 ... When I leave my office to begin a round of observations, I leave everything behind. No laptop, no tablet, no notebook, no pen. I won't need ...
  • Jan 5, 2022 ... During the three hours between the time the light goes out and when I leave my office, the room's lights are still on making the vivarium not entirely dark.
  • Oct 15, 2010 ... I leave my office at 6:30 p.m., take a subway up to NYPA and catch a 7 p.m. bus home. There seems to be less traffic (usually) so I get off ...
  • Jan 11, 2021 ... I have a habit of leaving my office lights on when I leave my office. My wife has a habit of asking me “Did you mean to leave your office ...

Alternatives:

  • I usually leave my office at 5 p.m.
  • I leave my office every day at 6 p.m.
  • I will leave my office early tomorrow.
  • I leave my office after finishing my work.
  • I leave my office before the rush hour.

I left my office

This phrase is correct and is used in the past tense to indicate that the action of leaving the office has already occurred.

This phrase is used in the past tense to describe an action of leaving the office that happened at a specific time in the past.
  • Jan 30, 2024 ... I left my office at the US Department of Justice for the last time today. At 58 years old, I have worked for the federal government for just shy of 35 years.
  • Jul 5, 2024 ... I left my office on Wednesday letting Indesign complete a data merge of over 1,000 entries for our member directory.
  • Mar 30, 2024 ... I left my office as a senior economist at the White House Council of Economic Advisers for the last time. It still feels surreal.
  • Jun 29, 2023 ... Confession: when I left my office, I started cutting down on my abuloy. PERSONAL (RANT). Long story but when I have finally started ...
  • Apr 17, 2020 ...I left my office because our business hour had over at that time.” Is this a correct sentence? Although I think I understand what you are ...
  • Apr 26, 2017 ... Then i left my office. I got a notification that my build was complete and when I went back to the printer i see that there is no build ...
  • Jul 18, 2022 ... “I left my office because our business hour had over at that time.”) is not correct. The verb “has/had” requires a direct object, and it cannot be followed ...
  • This afternoon, I left my office to go to my favorite place to think. With no real agenda, but maybe searching for an answer or two. Hoping for a quiet...
  • Apr 22, 2020 ... Published in the April 22, 2020 issue of the Princeton Alumni Weekly. Denise Applewhite On Friday the 13th, I left my office in Nassau Hall ...

Alternatives:

  • I left my office early yesterday.
  • She left her office before the meeting started.
  • He left his office keys on the desk.
  • They left the office after the workday ended.
  • We left the office together.

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