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Which is natural,
1. It's 3 minutes before your meal *is* served, or
2. It's 3 minutes before your meal *will be* served?
Thanks in advance.
Which is natural,
1. It's 3 minutes before your meal *is* served, or
2. It's 3 minutes before your meal *will be* served?
Thanks in advance.
1. It's 3 minutes before your meal *is* served, or
2. It's 3 minutes before your meal *will be* served?
Thanks in advance.
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- English (US)
It will be 3 minutes before your meal is ready. Or “It will be 3 minutes before your meal will be served”
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@DayCake
Thank you :)
I might be wrong, but by my first sentence I tried to rephrase 'your meal will be served in three minutes'.
So now is three minutes before 'your meal'.
Should I still say "It *will* be 3 minutes before ..."?
Thank you :)
I might be wrong, but by my first sentence I tried to rephrase 'your meal will be served in three minutes'.
So now is three minutes before 'your meal'.
Should I still say "It *will* be 3 minutes before ..."?
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Yes, my translation is correct :). This grammar is not straightforward but “It will be… before…” is how we say it.
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