constantinusphilo
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- Nov 27, 2017
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- English Teacher
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- Russian
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- Russian Federation
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- Canada
He was lying, not waiting for the twilight but just keeping quiet until it should come.
He was lying, not waiting for the twilight but just keeping quiet for it to come.
He was lying, not waiting for the twilight but just keeping quiet until it came.
What is the difference in meaning between these three sentences? As for the third one, it is obvious: he was lying quiet until the twilight actually came. But is there any between the first and the second, the subjunctive and the infinitive?
He was lying, not waiting for the twilight but just keeping quiet for it to come.
He was lying, not waiting for the twilight but just keeping quiet until it came.
What is the difference in meaning between these three sentences? As for the third one, it is obvious: he was lying quiet until the twilight actually came. But is there any between the first and the second, the subjunctive and the infinitive?