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Magda Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Not until

Hi everyone,
could you tell me which sentence is correct?
1) Not until he had got home did he call her.
2) Not until he got home did he call her.

Thanks
  

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Since the sequence of events is clear, both are equally acceptable.

— Inchoateknowledge

  • Since the sequence of events is clear, both are equally acceptable.
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Since the sequence of events is clear, both are equally acceptable.
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Inchoateknowledge, thank you.


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MagdaHi everyone,
could you tell me which sentence is correct?
1) Not until he had got home did he call her.
2) Not until he got home did he call her.

Thanks

Niether is incorrect, but they both sound "stuffy" to me, which is perhaps intended. In casual situations I would say "he didn't call her until aft
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--He did not realize he had left his wallet at work until he had arrived home.

I think this one is correct, but how about the one below?

--He did not realize he had left his wallet at work until he arrived home.

Do you have to use past perfect twice in this sentence?
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