Which one is natural / correct to native speakers?
a) I got up at 4:30 a.m. so that I caught the earliest bus to go to work.
b) I got up at 4:30 a.m. so that I could catch the earliest bus to go to work.
c) I got up at 4:30 a.m. ( in order ) to catch the earliest bus to go to work.
d) I got up at 4:30 a.m. so that I would catch the earliest bus to go to work.
e) I got up at 4:30 a.m. in order that I could catch the earliest bus to go to work.
Question: Which one is natural / correct to native speakers?
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I got up at 4.30 am so that I could catch the earliest bus to work.
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I got up at 4.30 am to catch the earliest bus to work.
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B and C are the best sounding ones.
D and E are not as natural but still correct.
A is wrong.
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