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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Use of Past Perfect in a Sentence

Hi! Can you help me with this doubt? I'd really appreaciate it! I would like to know why the past perfect is used in this sentence, because to me it makes no sense:

1) We waited until the lights HAD GONE off.

Thank you so much!
  

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Anonymous We waited until the lights HAD GONE off. The waiting went on until after the going-off of the lights.

— Fivejedjon

  • Anonymous We waited until the lights HAD GONE off.
  • The waiting went on until after the going-off of the lights.
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Anonymous We waited until the lights HAD GONE off.
The waiting went on until after the going-off of the lights.
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