Perplexing sentences
1- I ......that film twenty times before.
a) saw b) have seen c) had seen
2- I...............the Faculty of Medicine when I grow up. This is my dream.
a) will join b) am going to join
My answer
1- (a), (b) & (c) are all correct. Is the word 'before' preceded by a certain tense?
2- (a) & (b) are correct. Am I right?
Top answer
1. (b) and (c) are both possible; (c) is not natural in BrE. Context will tell use whether 'before' means 'before now' or 'before a certain time in the past'.
- 1.
- (b) and (c) are both possible; (c) is not natural in BrE.
- Context will tell use whether 'before' means 'before now' or 'before a certain time in the past'.
- 2.
- Both are possible.
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1. (b) and (c) are both possible; (c) is not natural in BrE. Context will tell use whether 'before' means 'before now' or 'before a certain time in the past'.
2. Both are possible.
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