[Grammar] By the time

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By the time I got home the sun had been setting down OR
By the time I got home the sun was setting down.
Which one is correct?
 
barnej0096 said:
By the time I got home the sun had been setting down OR
By the time I got home the sun was setting down.
Which one is correct?
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Neither one is natural. "By the time I got home the sun was setting" is correct and natural.
 
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By the time I got home the sun had set.
 
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