Is anyone there? <0cathu> no we are not here Ok. <0cathu> lol Can anyone say if this is a valid sentence "You work hard today."? <0cathu> you should work hard today <0cathu> or u have worked hard i think You worked hard today? <2> no.. i think that sentence is right .. what you write http://forum.wordreference.com/threads/you-worked-hard-today.3012360/ <2> yes, but today isnt over yet <2> if you'd a particular time till now <2> you can use past tense https://books.google.com/books?id=u2MkUhG8slAC&pg=PA100&lpg=PA100&dq=%22you+worked+hard+today%22&source=bl&ots=r21kzbaWDE&sig=zUYqHenKy4ASih4QCUSfvSaqLyQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CFQQ6AEwDWoVChMIn9L8oKH9xgIV0paICh357AlT#v=onepage&q=%22you%20worked%20hard%20today%22&f=false some examples but maybe your work is over today isn't over but the work is over We should have some native speaker to help us <0cathu> what is the problem another book https://books.google.com/books?id=KJF4Kryds18C&pg=PA233&lpg=PA233&dq=%22you+worked+hard+today%22&source=bl&ots=76in19_Tx-&sig=U_xqQvbeA0L3BumDZT_AiTewVr8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CFkQ6AEwDmoVChMIn9L8oKH9xgIV0paICh357AlT#v=onepage&q=%22you%20worked%20hard%20today%22&f=false <0cathu> i work hard today is right or wrong is this the question? this sentence "you worked hard today" can be found in both of the books so, ocathu, what do you think? You guys aren't native speakers? Anyway what would you think I mean by saying "You work hard today". Sounds a bit dull isn't it? <0cathu> i think this is not right jo So, I think it could be "worked", because probably the work is over even when the day is not over yet but I'm not sure <0cathu> work had today is not right I was looking for this sentence "I worked hard" and I found two books with this sentence <0cathu> bcz present simple tense is used for routine <0cathu> not today it should be everyday <0cathu> worked hard is right juliat thanks