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she emailed me vs she has emailed me

Both phrases are correct; however, they're used in different contexts. 'She emailed me' is in the simple past tense and is used to talk about a specific action that happened in the past. 'She has emailed me' is in the present perfect tense and indicates that the action of emailing occurred at an unspecified time before now.
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she emailed me

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to talk about a specific action that happened in the past.

This phrase is used in the simple past tense to describe an action that occurred at a specific time in the past.

Examples:

  • She emailed me yesterday.
  • I replied to the email she sent me.
  • She emailed me right after the holidays, a time when people who are single feel especially alone. One of the reasons I stopped talking to her is ...
  • She emailed me and she said, Mr. Pop Chassid, didn't you know I'm a fan? I'd like a bumper sticker, please, she said. Here are a few artists for artist of the week.
  • She emailed me a long email saying she misses me entirely and says we broke up maybe for a reason to meet someone else that better suits us or maybe she is  ...
  • Mar 22, 2013 ... Then, out of the blue, she emailed me on Wednesday and said she wants “to stop dating me.” She said she just wasn't feeling the connection ...

Alternatives:

  • She sent me an email.
  • She wrote me an email.

she has emailed me

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that the action of emailing occurred at an unspecified time before now.

This phrase is used in the present perfect tense to show that an action happened at an unspecified time before the present moment.

Examples:

  • She has emailed me the information I needed.
  • I have not heard back from her since she emailed me.
  • Mar 3, 2014 ... The prognosis is not great, and my friend has already been through much tragedy. She has emailed me sporadically but will not telephone me.
  • Jan 9, 2015 ... She has emailed me asking for an explanation of the grade. The problem is that last week—after I submitted my grades but before she emailed ...
  • Aug 20, 2015 ... She has emailed me that she'd schedule time to take my picture but has never done so, despite me indicating when my schedule is open.
  • Janina is already a qualified “contact” as she has either emailed me directly or she has emailed me via my opt in form on an email management system.

Alternatives:

  • She has sent me an email.
  • She has written me an email.

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