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Nakool Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Past or past perfect with until
1)I was waiting until everybody ____ the meeting place.
a) left
b) had left
c) would have left
Ans:- (b)
Shouldn't the answer be (a)?
I don't know when to use 'past simple' and 'past perfect' with until.
Besides this,I am not able to understand how 'had left' fit in the above sentence.
Please guide me.
a) left
b) had left
c) would have left
Ans:- (b)
Shouldn't the answer be (a)?
I don't know when to use 'past simple' and 'past perfect' with until.
Besides this,I am not able to understand how 'had left' fit in the above sentence.
Please guide me.
Top answer
1)I was waiting until everybody ____ the meeting place. a) left b) had left c) would have left 'had left' emphasises that I was waiting precedes everybody leaving the meeting place. 'left' is also correct.
- 1)I was waiting until everybody ____ the meeting place.
- a) left b) had left c) would have left 'had left' emphasises that I was waiting precedes everybody leaving the meeting place.
- 'left' is also correct.
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1)I was waiting until everybody ____ the meeting place.
a) left
b) had left
c) would have left
'had left' emphasises that I was waiting precedes everybody leaving the meeting place.
'left' is also correct.
a) left
b) had left
c) would have left
'had left' emphasises that I was waiting precedes everybody leaving the meeting place.
'left' is also correct.
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