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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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I'd like to know if these three sentences are the same in meaning.

0I'd like to know if these three sentences are the same in meaning. 02br
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00A: I reached the station before the train had left.02br
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00B: The train hadn't left before I reached the station.02br
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00C: The train didn't leave until I had reached the station.0-
  

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0I would say that A and B are roughtly the same, but C is not. It could mean the train left at the same moment you arrived. 0-

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  • 0I would say that A and B are roughtly the same, but C is not.
  • It could mean the train left at the same moment you arrived.
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0I would say that A and B are roughtly the same, but C is not. It could mean the train left at the same moment you arrived. In other words, I would think that in A and B, you were on time to catch on the train, but with C, you may not have.0-
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10I'd like to know if these three sentences are the same in meaning. 12br
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10A: I reached the station before the train had left. 11b11font10No need for past perfect: I reached the station before the train left.12font12b12br
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