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You were supposed to meet a very important
visitor at the airport.
Due to misunderstanding you are one hour late and you cannot find him?
But I have some problems (red font)
First I go/ am going to the information desk to check whether my visitor has left/ left a massage for me.
There, I find out that no one asked/has asked for me and left/hasn�t left me a note. I �m getting a little bit
disappointed but I don �t
give up. I �m
asking /I ask
the lady from information to say through the speaker that I�m looking for my
visitor and waiting for him at the information desk. All in all, everything
ends happily because it finds out that this important guest was also late since
he had missed his flight.
Grammar is not one of my strong skills but here goes.
First I go/ to the information desk to check whether my visitor has left/ a massage for me. There, I find out that no one /has asked for me and /hasn�t left me a note. I �m getting a little bit disappointed but I don �t give up. /I ask the lady from information to say through the speaker that I�m looking for my visitor and waiting for him at the information desk. All in all, everything ends happily because it finds out that this important guest was also late since he had missed his flight.
I think it could be as follows but still have some doubt as far as the situation description is concerned.
First, I go to the information desk to
check whether my visitorhas left(recent <past> action with
effect in the present)a massage for me. There, I find out
that no one has asked(recent <past> action with
effect in the present)for meand(I think OR is better
here)left(=has left to avoid repition)me a note. Iget ( start gettingis better I think)a little bit disappointed
but I don�t
give up. (So,) Iaskthe lady from information
to say through the speaker that I�m looking for my visitor and waiting for him
at the information desk. All in all, everything ends happily because it finds
out that this important guest was also late since he had missed his flight.
"All in all, everything ends happily because it finds out that this important guest was also late since he had missed his flight"
I agree with goodnesses and also in my humble opinion, this part needs some revising, too. why is past �tense used at the very end while all the athers are in the present form? if so, then all the previous sentences should be in the past form, as well and regarding the situation, I guess, it makes more sense when it �s past rather than present. and "I find out" or "it turns out" is much better here.