until / by the time / before

0You must pay to play. If you invest a little something it will mean more to you.0-

0 «Which ones are correct? (if you ask my opinion first, I have no idea)»02br
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00 Why're you asking then? Bare answers will scarcely help you understand English tenses! Go read about the subject in grammar books and then ask about what you haven't got...02br
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00 Here's my try:02br
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00 1 — C.02br
00 2 —

0 OK, only "before" works for both. 0-

0 I'd say 02br
01b001 - C02br
002 - A02b02br
00...but I wouldn't bet much on that guess even if had some money to waste. 050010id4

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01cite10Kooyeen12cite10I'd say 12br
11b101 - C12br
102 - A12b12blockquote

10 Me too. Those are probably the best answers, but I wouldn't have any serious objection to reversing them (1 - A, 2 - C).02br
00CJ 0-

0"By the time" is used to imagine future events.So I think only "before" can be used here in both the sentences but convert both of these sentences into past perfect tense.0-

0 novrgn: «"By the time" is used to imagine future events.»02br
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00 Not at all! 0-

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01cite10Ant_22212cite10novrgn: «"By the time" is used to imagine future events.»12br
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10 Not at all!12blockquote

10 Not at all!02br
00"By the time" IS indeed used to imagine future events.02br
00But "by the time" is not used ONLY to imagine future events -- which is w

0 CJ: «But "by the time" is not used ONLY to imagine future events -- which is what I think you meant to say!»02br
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00 Yes, CJ!02br
00Novrgn thus argued the incorrectness of using "by the time", so I just wanted to say he wasn't right...02br
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00 BTW, instead of "imagining future events" I'd rather say: "... is used to refer to fut

AnonymousWhich ones are correct? (if you ask my opinion first, I have no idea)

1. Jakovich won three club champion awards and two premierships -- he turned 23.

A) by the time
B) until
C) before
D) when

2. -- he reached the age of thirty he had won four outstanding performance awards and two fighting spirit prizes.