YOU SAID:
my dad went to get milk but never returned
INTO JAPANESE
お父さんは牛乳を取りに行ったが帰ってこなかった
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Dad went to get milk but didn't come back
INTO JAPANESE
お父さんは牛乳を取りに行ったが戻ってこなかった
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Dad went for milk but didn't come back
INTO JAPANESE
お父さんは牛乳を買いに行ったが、戻ってこなかった
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Dad went to buy milk but didn't come back
INTO JAPANESE
お父さんは牛乳を買いに行きましたが、戻ってきませんでした
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Dad went to buy milk but did not come back
INTO JAPANESE
お父さんは牛乳を買いに行ったが、戻ってこなかった
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Dad went to buy milk but didn't come back
INTO JAPANESE
お父さんは牛乳を買いに行きましたが、戻ってきませんでした
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Dad went to buy milk but did not come back
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