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Which of these sentence is correct ,and what is the meaning of “go to event”?

Sally had gone to many events before she saw the right one to buy.

Sally has gone to many events before she saw the right one to buy.

AlpheccaStars · Accepted Answer

kadyWhich of these sentences is correct?

Neither one seems to be feasible. We do not buy events. Generally, they are not for sale.

Grammatically, the past perfect verb tense is used in such cases.

kady what is the meaning of “go to event”

It means that she paid the entry fee for the conference or show, travelled to the venue and saw it.

You need a sentence something like this:

Sally had gone to many car shows before she saw the right make and model to buy.

Clive · Answer

Which of these sentence is correct ,and what is the meaning of “go to event”?

Sally had gone to many events before she saw the right one to buy.

Sally has gone to many events before she saw the right one to buy.

an event is a thing that happens, eg a football match, eg a play, eg a birthday party. The context usually makes clear what type of event is referred to. In your context, it sounds like some kind of sale where you can buy things. We are not told what Sally bought.

In terms of grammar the events all happened in the past. The sequence is that the going happened before the seeing. When we speak about this, we can use Past Perfect,as in your first version above.

We don't use Present Perfect,as in #2 above, because it relates the past to the present.

Finally, consider this. In cases where the sequence of events in the past is made clear, for example by the use of the word 'before', we commonly use Simple Past instead of Past Perfect.

eg Sally went to many events before she saw the right one to buy.

Clive

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