Desk red 604 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Are all these sentences correct, teachers? Thanks in advance.
1. She went to bed long before I arrived home.
2. She had gone to bed long before I arrived home.
3. She had gone to bed when I arrived home.
Top answer
desk red 604 1. She went to bed long before I arrived home. OK.
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desk red 6041. She went to bed long before I arrived home.
OK.
desk red 6042. She had gone to bed long before I arrived home.
OK as an emphatic statement; otherwise, past perfect is unnecessary.
desk red 6043. She had gone to bed when I arrived home.
OK.
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