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I have seen quotes in manga and games in which a verb will be presented as (If
I remember correctly) "しまっていった" as opposed to "しまっていた".

Why is this? Is this an anomaly? Is one form intentionally used to convey a
different meaning? If the latter is the case, what are the differences in
meaning?
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verbs conjugations
Usage of っ inbetween て and た forms?
いた is the past form of いる, and いった is the past form of 行く. They are Japanese
[subsidiary verbs](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/18952/5010) with
completely different functions.

  * **(-て)いる** : progressive form ("is V-ing") or continuation of a resultant state ("has V-ed")
  * **(-て)いく** : physically or psychologically going away from the speaker; gradually over time toward the future; do something and leave

When used as a subsidiary verb, (-て)いく and (-て)いった are usually written in
hiragana. See: [Difference between -ていく and
-てくる](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/676/5010)

For example:

  * 雪は溶けていた。  
The snow has (already) melted.  
(Someone only found a wet road and puddles.)

  * 雪は溶けていった。  
The snow (gradually) melted away.  
(Someone was observing the melting process.)
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