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antes de que muriera

before he died

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phrase Rare #44,146
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.

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)

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

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