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[muni]

if i say that
"i am sorry i couldn't come ,my brother was not at home and i had /have no one to drop me off at your place "
would i be correct
please help
love
muni

[bud]

Yes, it is correct with 'had' because you are talking about the past. You should have a period instead of a comma, though. There are two sentences there.

It is a very natural-sounding (and informal) sentence. Good work!