http://www.englishforums.com/English/BasicEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum43.htmFor Basic English ONLY. Please post only <b><font color=red>easy</font></b> questions and answers here.enXMOD (Build: 3607.32596)http://www.englishforums.com/English/Tenses/znbpx/post.htm#482142Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:08:27 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:482142Grammar Geek0http://www.englishforums.com/English/Tenses/znbpx/post.htm#482142http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-482142.xmlI would not be surprised if we did not come to an agreement until...http://www.englishforums.com/English/Tenses/znbpx/post.htm#482073Mon, 23 Mar 2009 02:08:27 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:482073Anonymous1http://www.englishforums.com/English/Tenses/znbpx/post.htm#482073http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-482073.xmlThanks... now about how about by/until. Is the sentence &quot;I would not be surprised if we came to an agreement until the end of the year&quot; grammatically correct?http://www.englishforums.com/English/Tenses/znbpx/post.htm#482038Fri, 23 Jan 2009 02:08:27 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:482038Grammar Geek2http://www.englishforums.com/English/Tenses/znbpx/post.htm#482038http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-482038.xmlTake 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.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Tenses/znbpx/post.htmMon, 23 Feb 2009 02:08:27 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:482032Anonymous3http://www.englishforums.com/English/Tenses/znbpx/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-482032.xmlIs this sentence correct? &quot;I would not be surprised, if we had come to an agreement by the end of the year.&quot; Could I also use other tenses, eg &quot;...be surprised, if we came to an agreement by the end of the year.&quot; Another question would be if &quot;until&quot; could be used here, eg &quot;...be surprised, if we came to an agreement until the end of the year.&quot; Thanks in advance.