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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Correct sentences

Hello, could you please tell me which of the following sentences are correct?

Everything went wrong until he came.

Everything was going wrong until he came.

Everything had been going wrong until he came.

Everything had gone wrong until he came.

Thank you
  

Top answer

They are all possible. The last two emphasize the 'going wrong', since past perfect is otherwise not called for.

  • They are all possible.
  • The last two emphasize the 'going wrong', since past perfect is otherwise not called for.
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They are all possible. The last two emphasize the 'going wrong', since past perfect is otherwise not called for.

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