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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Past tenses with until
Hi, I would like to ask you about the following sentence.
When I say Yesterday I painted the room until 8.00, does this mean that I finished painting and the room is painted now?
And how about the sentence I enjoyed/was enjoying the party until he came. Are both the past simple and continuous correct?
When I say Yesterday I painted the room until 8.00, does this mean that I finished painting and the room is painted now?
And how about the sentence I enjoyed/was enjoying the party until he came. Are both the past simple and continuous correct?
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-- The painting could be completed, or it could not be completed. The sentence does not include that information. And how about the sentence I enjoyed/was enjoying the party until he came.
- -- The painting could be completed, or it could not be completed.
- The sentence does not include that information.
- And how about the sentence I enjoyed/was enjoying the party until he came.
- -- Yes, both are possible.
- The continuous is the better choice, since it indicates a durative activity interrupted by a point event.
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When I say Yesterday I painted the room until 8.00, does this mean that I finished painting and the room is painted now?-- The painting could be completed, or it could not be completed. The sentence does not include that information.
And how about the sentence I enjoyed/was enjoying the party until he came. Are both the past simple and continuous correct?-- Yes, both are
And how about the sentence I enjoyed/was enjoying the party until he came. Are both the past simple and continuous correct?-- Yes, both are
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