¿Por que usa un infinitivo despues de "antes de?"
Antes de comenzar a aprender español, queria poder hablar japones.
¿Por que es "comenzar" un infinitivo en esta oración? ¿Eso es un patrón o regla?
Why is "comenzar" an infinitive in this sentence? Is this a pattern or rule?
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yes, it's a pattern after that phrase "antes de" you have to use the infinitive or you can use the preterit using this pattern "Antes de que"
exemples: Antes de aprender español, quería hablar Japones / Antes de que aprendiera español, quería aprender japones.
I hope That helped you. Saludos!
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In Spanish with express This idea using an infinitive after the adverb of time "antes" and the preposition "de".While in english you say "before starting" an adverb and a verb in gerund.
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Hi, David.
It is neither; it is just the way we say in Spanish: "before learing Spanish..." you will find sentences such as "antes de conocerla, ya la quería", for example. Or: "antes de que comenzara este viaje, no pensaba en esto". The point being that there is no rule regarding "antes de" + "infinitive".
Best,
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