Anonymous  +  482032 Tue, 26 Feb 08 10:04 PM  Is this sentence correct?  "I would not be surprised, if we had come to an agreement by the end of the year."   Could I also use other tenses, eg "...be surprised, if we came to an agreement by the end of the year." Another question would be if "until" could be used here, eg "...be surprised, if we came to an agreement until the end of the year."   Thanks in advance. Anonymous Tenses

	Grammar Geek  +  482038 Tue, 26 Feb 08 10:14 PM Take out the comma. You are projecting how you are likely to feel at the end of the year, when you realize that you had come to an agreement. Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,506 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random! Commas

	Grammar Geek  +  482142 Wed, 27 Feb 08 01:57 AM I would not be surprised if we did not come to an agreement until...   Grammar Geek