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once we agree vs once we agreed

Both phrases are correct, but their verb tenses are different. 'Once we agree' refers to a future agreement, while 'once we agreed' refers to a past agreement.
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Last updated: September 12, 2024 • 18209 views

once we agree

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when referring to a future agreement that has not yet happened. It implies that once the agreement is reached, something else will follow.

Examples:

  • Once we agree on the terms, we can move forward with the project.
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Alternatives:

  • Once we reach an agreement
  • Once we come to an agreement

once we agreed

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when referring to a past agreement that has already been reached. It indicates that after the agreement was made, something else followed.

Examples:

  • Once we agreed on the budget, we started working on the project.
  • Once we agreed we're both in the same boat.
  • We will get to numbers quickly once we've agreed in principle.
  • Once we've agreed a price, just let us know where they need to go.
  • Thereafter, once we have agreed on the objectives and priorities and the line of approach, we must give ourselves the resources to carry them forward.
  • Once we have agreed the principles in accordance with which the maximum and minimum quantities are to be set, the adoption of specific limits for each nutrient, on the basis of the opinion issued by the Scientific Committee for Food, is a purely technical matter.
  • I once agreed to sell the post office to him and I did not honour that agreement.
  • Once agreed at Union level, such indicators and targets will become an integral part of the 7th EAP.
  • Then let us tackle the challenge of external representation which will be another major step forward once agreed and implemented.
  • We agreed that once the Amsterdam Treaty is ratified - a step taken by Britain earlier this week - we will need to tackle the institutional issues not resolved at Amsterdam.
  • We have worked together cooperatively on Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 which, once agreed, should bring significant benefits in terms of better coordination of social security systems and easier access to entitlements.
  • Once agreed, the operational conclusions shall be attached to the minutes and their implementation shall be reviewed during any subsequent meeting of the Cooperation Committee.
  • We agreed that once you learn, we'll stop playing
  • We agreed, once the mission's over I go back up... and now UP!
  • We... We agreed that once I paid off the loan,
  • The friability and attrition characteristics of granules, must be determined and reported once internationally agreed methods are available.
  • But once you agreed to take Milo, there's no reason to anymore.
  • That is why the Commission has once again agreed with the Italian authorities that new expenditure targets have to be set.
  • Once the agreed facility is constructed, the Faeroe Islands shall inform the Commission.
  • It would have been unacceptable if Parliament had once again agreed to human rights being made subordinate to economic or commercial interests.
  • In order to ensure the control over the Agency's daily management and in the opinions and recommendations which it issues, the Executive Director should be delegated full responsibility on the Agency's establishment plan once agreed by the budgetary authority.

Alternatives:

  • Once we had agreed
  • Once we reached an agreement

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