I had just arrived home last night when I remembered that I had left my keys in the office   I had arrived home last night, and only a short time after that, I remembered that I had left my keys in the office      These two have the same meaning, right?
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I had just arrived at the hotel, checked in and gotten into my room. Just as I was about to unpack, I noticed that one of my bags was missing. At first I thought I had left it back at the airport, but it turned out that I had left it on the taxi.  Here, what's the meaning and role of "just"?  Why do you guys input the word "just" here?  What exactly does the word do grammatically?   Could you help me?
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What's the difference between these two phrases?
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As I saw on a grammar website, "She went into the home and left her shoes" equals "She went into the home, leaving her shoes".  Can this usage also be used with other tenses? Like future tense, present perfect tense, etc..  P.S. I mean, does the sentence "she has been working AND WRITING composion in her office" equal "she has been working, WRITING composition in her office".  .... and does "I will pay for it AND GIVE SOME PAMPHLET to you" equal "I will pay for it, GIVING SOME PAMPHLET to you"...etc.   that describes an action that happens just before another action.
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What is the difference between the following:  Things started to work again. Things started working again.
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I came across something really strange today in class. Because it was an anecdote, the story changed from past to present. Then, in the same sentence, the writer used the past perfect tense with the present tense.     "I go into the room, and see the guy take my bag that I had left there."   Can this possibly be correct?
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What is the difference between the two following sentences?     1) Where did you save that file?   And      2) Where you saved that file ?
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That can't be Obama at the door, it's too early.  That couldn't be Obama at the door, it's too early.    What is the difference between them? Are they almost the same?
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I know that both can mean "inside" but what I don't have clear is whether both mean the same when talking about time. For example:   The party is in two days = The party is within two days ??   According to this link  within means a limit that can be exceeded, so I'm wondering too if say "the party is within two days max" is correct or redundant.
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Let's say I am missing my novel and I think that my friend might have taken it after I left the place.  1: By the time I left my apartment, my friend was still there, so he might have taken it. 2:When I left the apartment, my friend was still there, so he might have taken it.  I know what 2nd expression means, but not so sure about the first expression. Does it convey the same meaning as the 2nd expression?
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At the dentist's:     I was on time for my dentist's appointment, but the dentist was still busy with another patient, so I sat in the waiting room and read some of the old magazines lying there. All the while I was wondering whether to leave and come back another day .   Why past simple here and not past continuous? To me both actions are in progress they are not completed
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What is the difference between the two sentences below? Are they the same or different in meaning?     Jack and Laura's new house is almost ready.      Jack's and Laura's new house is almost ready.   To my perception, the first says two of them have one house and the second says each one has a (different) house (which is almost ready). Is my perception correct?  EDIT: If I don't use "houses" instead of "house" (for my second interpretation), does it mean the sentence is wrong?
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Can you think of any situation where the following could be used interchangeably or vice versa?  live  living  Any help would be greatly appreciated
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They appear to me to mean almost if not exactly the same thing, but I am not sure. Are there differences in meaning between them?
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Remember is one of the verbs which we always put to + infinitive after it:     I always remember to do my homework.   But actually not always. This sentence is an exact example of what I mean:     Do you remember visiting Church of the Holy Sepulchre?   or     Do you remember to visit Church of the Holy Sepulchre?   I think the first sentence explains the meaning of your visiting to the church I really ask if you can remember that visit you made.  But think about the second sentence, it really asks if you remember to do what I've advised you (visiting the church)  I think it depends on meaning. I have to say that the first sentence is more accurate, which gives the meaning clearly.
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Yesterday, I've listened to a song called "Fear not this night". I find the syntax unusual (as a foreigner, I have never encountered it). Is it the same meaning as "Don't fear this night" ? What's the slight difference between these 2 ?  Thank you for your time.
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Do these two keywords have exactly the same effect, or is there something I should be aware of?
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She invited me to dinner. But it _____ two years since I _____ to her house. So I lost my way.      The answer is "was", "had gone" but would it be possible to change "had gone" into "went" because if he  lost his way, may be he only went to her house only one time and "went" refers to a single event.