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Mohsen Jafari Posted 4 years ago
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Past perfect

I want to say I went to the north (in the past) before I go to the south (in the past). Which of the following are correct?

1. I went to the north before I go to the south.

2. I had gone to the north before I go to the south.

3. I had gone to the north before I went to the south.

  

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Mohsen Jafari I want to say I went to the north (in the past) before I go to the south (in the past). To go to the north is to go northward. " But, that aside: Mohsen Jafari Which of the following are correct?

  • Mohsen Jafari I want to say I went to the north (in the past) before I go to the south (in the past).
  • To go to the north is to go northward.
  • " But, that aside: Mohsen Jafari Which of the following are correct?
  • Only 3 is possible, and there would have to be a reason for the perfect.
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Mohsen JafariI want to say I went to the north (in the past) before I go to the south (in the past).

To go to the north is to go northward. I doubt you mean that, and it is better expressed "northward" or simply "north": "I went north before I went south." If you mean that you visited the northern part of the country, it's "the North": "I went to the North

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