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Verumm Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Tenses
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Is it correct to write "I had been waiting for a long time until the party came"? (A person writes a letter about a past event).
Do I use the tenses properly? Are there any other possible alternatives of writing this sentence?
Is it correct to write "I had been waiting for a long time until the party came"? (A person writes a letter about a past event).
Do I use the tenses properly? Are there any other possible alternatives of writing this sentence?
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" Before - indicates a stretch of time preceding the event. There are other options: I was waiting for a long time before my party (finally) came. I had waited for a long time before my party (finally) came.
- " Before - indicates a stretch of time preceding the event.
- There are other options: I was waiting for a long time before my party (finally) came.
- I had waited for a long time before my party (finally) came.
- Until - the point in time of the event.
- Usually it is in this kind of sequence.
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There are several tenses that could be used:
progressive (past, past perfect)
simple past, past perfect
"I had been waiting for a long time beforeuntil the (my?) party came." Before - indicates a stretch of time preceding the event.
There are other options:
I was waiting for a long time before my party (finally) came.
I had waited for a l
progressive (past, past perfect)
simple past, past perfect
"I had been waiting for a long time before
There are other options:
I was waiting for a long time before my party (finally) came.
I had waited for a l
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