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Je_nie_dieu Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

until/by the time

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00I'm concerned about this sentence:02br
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00We had been waiting for six hours until/by the time the train (got) into the station.02br
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00It is possible to change the tense of verb (got)02br
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00I had to choose between until and by the time and I have chosen until, because we waited till sth happened. Nevertheless my teacher says that its definately by the time.02br
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00Is she right?0-
  

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12br 12br 10It is possible to change the tense of verb (got)12br 12br 10I had to choose between until and by the time and I have chosen until, because we waited till sth happened. Nevertheless my teacher says that its 10definately10 by the time. 12br 12blockquote 10 01b 01font 00I agree with your teacher.

— Philip

  • 12br 12br 10It is possible to change the tense of verb (got)12br 12br 10I had to choose between until and by the time and I have chosen until, because we waited till sth happened.
  • Nevertheless my teacher says that its 10definately10 by the time.
  • 12br 12blockquote 10 01b 01font 00I agree with your teacher.
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01cite10Je_nie_dieu12cite12br
10Hello12br
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10I'm concerned about this sentence:12br
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10We had been waiting for six hours until/by the time the train (got) into the station.12br
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10It is possible to change the tense of verb (got)12br
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0Thank you, Philip, I never make such mistakes, so that was surprising for me. I'll try not to make this mistake again 050010id1
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0 Until is correct 0-
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0Hi Philip.02br
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00Sorry to interrupt.02br
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00I'm a little confused that you said "by the time" was correct.02br
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00My understanding about how to use until and by (/ by the time) is this:02br
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00"We have to get to the airport by the time the plane arrives."02br
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00"We will have
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0 If you have doubts, change the order:02br
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01i00* 01font00Until02font00 the train (got) into the station, we had been waiting for six hours 01font00Bad English, doesn't sound right02br
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02font01font00By the time02font
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0 I see. Thanks. 0-
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0I concur that the verb /got/ is "an English thief" (Clarkheller 2006). We need to avoid its use whenever possible. This rule is #19 of the "Clarkheller 35 Rules" contained in the text ESL DOXOGRAPHY. I highly recommend you read the portion regarding /got/ /get/ /gotten/ and /do/ /did/ /done.02br
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00Thank you.02br
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00Dr. Clark von Heller02br
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