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Hanuman_2000 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

sentence correction

Hello,

1. I had met him 3 months ago.

Is this senetnce correct?

Can I write the above sentence as

a) I had met him 3 months before.

Thanks and regards.
  

Top answer

Hi, I had met him 3 months ago. OK, but 'ago' is not a word you'd use a lot with this tense, because 'ago' is related to the present time. To make this sentence seem to fit, you need to create the right context, for example: I met Tom again last Sunday.

— Clive

  • Hi, I had met him 3 months ago.
  • OK, but 'ago' is not a word you'd use a lot with this tense, because 'ago' is related to the present time.
  • To make this sentence seem to fit, you need to create the right context, for example: I met Tom again last Sunday.
  • I had met him 3 months ago, but last Sunday he couldn't remember my name.
  • I had met him 3 months before.
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Hi,

I had met him 3 months ago. OK, but 'ago' is not a word you'd use a lot with this tense, because 'ago' is related to the present time. To make this sentence seem to fit, you need to create the right context, for example:

I met Tom again last Sunday. I had met him 3 months ago, but last Sunday he
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I do prefer the "3 months before" solution; is it also possible to say "3 months earlier"?
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Hi,

Yes, examples of alternatives include 3 months earlier, previously, prior to that.

Clive
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Thanks, Clive. I asked to be sure, because I tend to mix French with English, and vice-versa! Emotion: smile
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