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Hello to everyone
Are all the following sentences correct?
1. He lived in Britain, before that he spent two years in Germany.
2. He lived in Britain, before that he has spent two years in Germany.
3. He lived in Britain, before that he had spent two years in Germany.
Kind regards
JA
Top answer
These are all 'run-on' sentences. That means you have incorrectly joined 2 sentences. Put a period before the word 'before', or else a conjunction like 'and' or 'but'.
- These are all 'run-on' sentences.
- That means you have incorrectly joined 2 sentences.
- Put a period before the word 'before', or else a conjunction like 'and' or 'but'.
- If you do that, #1 is best, #2 is incorrect, #3 is possible but the Past Perfect is not necessary.
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These are all 'run-on' sentences. That means you have incorrectly joined 2 sentences. Put a period before the word 'before', or else a conjunction like 'and' or 'but'.
If you do that,
#1 is best, #2 is incorrect, #3 is possible but the Past Perfect is not necessary.
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