before you came

What were you doing before you came here?

Que faisiez-vous avant de venir ici ?

— Super 30 (2019)

Were you aware I studied at Mrs Strong's before you came here?

Saviez-vous que j’avais étudié chez Madame Strong avant de venir ici ?

— The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)

I had a drink or two before you came.

J’ai bu un verre ou deux avant que tu arrives.

I was at the hospital before you came.

J’étais à l’hôpital avant que tu n’arrives.

You should have knocked before you came in.

Tu aurais dû frapper avant d’entrer.

The desert was ours long before you came.

Le désert était à nous bien avant votre arrivée.

— Dune (2021)

Where were you before you came here?

Où étiez-vous avant de venir ici ?

Before you came, we were saying that you could take my place.

Avant que tu arrives, on disait que tu pouvais prendre ma place.

— All About My Mother (1999)

I had been to the hospital before you came.

J’étais allé(e) à l’hôpital avant que tu n’arrives.

Where did you work before you came here?

Où travailliez-vous avant de venir ici ?