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antes de que muriera

before he died

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phrase Rare #44,351
before he died Used for an event that happened earlier than someone’s death. The verb form changes with the subject and tense.
SP: Llegué a verla antes de que muriera.
EN: I got to see her before she died.

Antes de que muriera, él estaba casi ciego.

Before he died, he was almost blind.

Fui a la casa de Tom la noche antes de que muriera.

I went to Tom’s house the night before he died.

Ojalá hubiera podido pasar más tiempo con mi padre antes de que muriera.

I wish I could have spent more time with my father before he died.

Ya lo estaba antes de que muriera y no hay nada que pueda hacer.

He was already like that before he died and there's nothing I can do.

— Love Actually (2003)