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Persian Learner Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Had waited until VS waited until
Hi. Is it correct to say I waited at the bus stop until it got dark?
If yes, what is the difference with the following one?
I had waited at the bus stop until it got dark.
If yes, what is the difference with the following one?
I had waited at the bus stop until it got dark.
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Persian Learner Hi. Is it correct to say I waited at the bus stop until it got dark? Yes, it is.
- Persian Learner Hi.
- Is it correct to say I waited at the bus stop until it got dark?
- Yes, it is.
- Persian Learner If yes, what is the difference with the following one?
- No difference.
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Persian LearnerHi. Is it correct to say I waited at the bus stop until it got dark?Yes, it is.
Persian LearnerIf yes, what is the difference with the following one?No difference.
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Persian LearnerHi. Is it correct to say I waited at the bus stop until it got dark?If yes, what is the difference with the following one?I had waited at the bus stop until it got dark.I don't really agree that there is no difference. If you are just describing a past event, use the first one. As usual, there needs to be specific contextual justification for t
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Persian LearnerI had waited at the bus stop until it got dark.This is grammatically correct, but it sounds like you were telling a story of something that happened to you, and you forgot to mention the part about waiting at the bus stop, so you went backwards in the story to mention that you had waited there until it got dark.
CJ
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