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Ask for help > the prposition by and the conjunction until.
the prposition by and the conjunction until.
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Nizarsouth
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the prposition by and the conjunction until.
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Hi colleagues! which tense should we use with the preposition by and the conjunction until ? example: he (finish).................. his eduction by1998. he (not get).......................until 2002. thanks a lot.
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8 May 2012
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MoodyMoody
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I would use the past perfect for sentence 1: "He had finished his education by 1998." It shows a completed action before a given time in the past.
For sentence 2, I would use the simple past, "He didn �t get [something] until 2002." Get is normally a transitive verb and should have an object, although we do say "get done" or "get finished." |
8 May 2012
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ueslteacher
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I am almost sure that the word "married" is missing from the second sentence:) Sophia
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9 May 2012
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dafodil
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My answer is the same as MoodyMoody. |
9 May 2012
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