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Desk red 604 Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Are all these sentences correct, teachers? Thanks in advance.

1. She went to bed long before I arrived home.

2. She had gone to bed long before I arrived home.

3. She had gone to bed when I arrived home.

  

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desk red 604 1. She went to bed long before I arrived home. OK.

  • desk red 604 1.
  • She went to bed long before I arrived home.
  • OK.
  • desk red 604 2.
  • She had gone to bed long before I arrived home.
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desk red 6041. She went to bed long before I arrived home.

OK.

desk red 6042. She had gone to bed long before I arrived home.

OK as an emphatic statement; otherwise, past perfect is unnecessary.

desk red 6043. She had gone to bed when I arrived home.

OK.

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