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Hole One a New See Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Time clauses for future

Hi everybody,


There are two sentences and I should choose the (grammatically correct / ) right one.

1. I will invite you for lunch before you go home.


2. I invite you for lunch before you will go home.


I guess that the former is the correct one. My guess: before as a conjunction can't be followed by simple future tense when the 'before clause' refers to future events. Please correct me if my thought is wrong.


My other question is in close connection with it: could I reverse the order of clauses (I guess it is completely possible)? For example:


Before you go home, I will invite you for lunch.


Thank you very much for every answer in advance.

  

Top answer

Hole One a New See 1. I will invite you for lunch before you go home. Correct.

— CalifJim

  • Hole One a New See 1.
  • I will invite you for lunch before you go home.
  • Correct.
  • Hole One a New See 2.
  • I invite you for lunch before you will go home.
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Hole One a New See1. I will invite you for lunch before you go home.

Correct.

Hole One a New See2. I invite you for lunch before you will go home.

(Very) wrong!

Subordinate clauses of time almost never contain 'will' or 'would'.

Hole One a New Seecould I reverse the order of clause
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