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Debpriya De Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Unreal past

"Please come back before it got dark."
"I will come back before it got dark"
Are these sentences correct ? Can we use future tense with unreal past ?
  

Top answer

Sorry. Those are both wrong. You need before it gets dark in both cases.

— CalifJim

  • Sorry.
  • Those are both wrong.
  • You need before it gets dark in both cases.
  • CJ
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Sorry. Those are both wrong. You need before it gets dark in both cases.

CJ
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What about the sentence "I am glad I came back before it got dark" ?

This sentence can mean that the speaker came back before it got dark sometime back in the past and he is glad.
But if someone comes back before dark and says this sentence even before it is dark, would it be correct ?
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Debpriya Deif someone comes back before dark and says this sentence even before it is dark, would it be correct ?
Yes. The sentence is correct in that case as well. Grammatically, you are just matching tenses. "came" and "got". The meaning is clear.

CJ
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Can we say "I am glad I came back before it gets dark" ?
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Debpriya DeCan we say "I am glad I came back before it gets dark" ?
No. Sorry. Emotion: smile

CJ
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Debpriya DeCan we say "I am glad I came back before it got / turned gets dark" ?
No.
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What if we use the present perfect as in "I am glad that I have come back before it gets dark" ?
Would this be correct ?
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Debpriya DeWhat if we use the present perfect as in "I am glad that I have come back before it gets dark" ?Would this be correct ?
No. We don't use that combination of tenses.

CJ
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