una pequeña duda de gramática inglesa.
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He was at home from nine o´clock until eleven.
Por que UNTIL ?? y no TO. En que supuesto sería con TO.??? gracias
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updated Jul 13, 2014
edited by lliones
posted by lliones
:) - ian-hill, Jul 12, 2014
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You can also say
"He was home from nine o'clock TO eleven.
This is perfectly acceptable.
updated Jul 13, 2014
edited by ian-hill
posted by ian-hill
:) - FELIZ77, Jul 12, 2014
Gracias - lliones, Jul 13, 2014
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Hello Lliones 
The word until is the same as your Spanish word hasta
the word until in English means up to a certain time in this context
He was at home from nine o´clock until eleven. = Estaba (o estuve) en casa de las 9 hasta las 11.de la noche.
The reason the word Until is used instead of to is because the word until sets a limit to the time the person does something until = (ie) Only up to 11pm (not beyond 11pm!)
I hope this helps
Corrijan mi español, por favor
updated Jul 13, 2014
edited by FELIZ77
posted by FELIZ77
What about "hacia" doesn't that also mean until? - Jubilado, Jul 12, 2014
I thought that hacia meant 'towards'. I know that hasta means until, both in terms of time and position. :) - FELIZ77, Jul 12, 2014
Jubilado, I'm not saying you're wrong, I was just not aware that hacia could have /carry that meaning ! :) - FELIZ77, Jul 12, 2014
Gracias a todos. - lliones, Jul 13, 2014
