i don't know what I did ...

Could you tell me if my sentence is correct?
"I don't know what I did before I bought the car"

The sentence is grammatically correct, but it's not clear what you are driving at.

"I don't know how I managed before I bought the car"

Milky"I don't know how I managed before I bought the car"

Hello Magda

Has Milky interpreted your sentence correctly?

Yoong Liat

Milky"I don't know how I managed before I bought the car"

Hello Magda

Has Milky interpreted your sentence correctly?

I don't know how we coped before we started using this system.

I don't know how we survived before we went to AbacusLaw.

The stude

Magda question is "I don't know what I did before I bought the car." I'm not challenging your interpretation, but I want Magda to clarify what she is trying to drive at.

Hi Yoong Liat

Thanks for your posts. I think that my original sentence can be intepreted as "I don't know how I managed be

MagdaHello,

could you tell me if my sentence is correct?
"I don't know what I did before I bought the car"

It isn't clear.

A minimal/recommended change would be
what->how
for:
"I don't know how I did before I bought the car"
or
"I don't know how I did it before I bought th

<It isn't clear. >

To me. it was.

I guess we natives begin to recognise sentences even when they are incorrect or vague.

Clear to me too. Especially if we consider that it would form part of a conversation where the context is evident.

J LewisClear to me too. Especially if we consider that it would form part of a conversation where the context is evident.

Unless it was a case of amnesia.