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before i turn 8 vs before i turned 8

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Before I turn 8' is used when referring to a future event before the age of 8 is reached. 'Before I turned 8' is used when referring to a past event that occurred before the age of 8 was reached.

Last updated: March 11, 2024 • 1292 views

before i turn 8

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to a future event before the age of 8 is reached.

This phrase is used to talk about something that will happen before the person reaches the age of 8.

Examples:

I want to learn how to ride a bike before I turn 8.
She plans to finish reading the book before she turns 8.

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All my current knowledge? I would be a child genius, go through uni before I turn 8 and invest every cent I find into bitcoin. permalink · context · full comments (15).
Jan 29, 2015 ... I would be a child genius, go through uni before I turn 8 and invest every cent I find into bitcoin. permalink. [–]WyldecH47 1 point2 points3 points ...

Alternatives:

before I reach 8
before I hit 8

before i turned 8

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to a past event that occurred before the age of 8 was reached.

This phrase is used to talk about something that happened before the person reached the age of 8.

Examples:

I learned how to swim before I turned 8.
He visited Disneyland before he turned 8.

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Jan 29, 2014 ... The summer before I turned 8, I went to stay with my great-grandmother. A woman used to feeding a large family, she took extra delight in ...
Jun 16, 2014 ... My father died 2 and a half years later, the spring before I turned 8. Poof. Just like that. With Fathers Day being just yesterday, I wanted to post a ...
Jun 11, 2014 ... My father died 2 and a half years later, the spring before I turned 8. Poof. Just like that. With Fathers Day being just yesterday, I wanted to post a ...
Feb 21, 2011 ... We moved into a new house (one with indoor plumbing) the spring before I turned 8 in July, and there was no cotton near the new place, so it ...

Alternatives:

before I was 8
before I had turned 8

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