What's the difference between до & перед?
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перед – in front of, before (used with the Instrumental)
Он остановился перед дверью. — He stopped in front of the door.
Перед обедом они играли в шахматы. — Before dinner they played chess.
Перед ним трудный выбор. — He has a difficult choice to make.
до – until, before (used with the Genitive)
Надо подождать до вечера. — We need to wait till the evening.
Они будут готовы до того, как он придёт. — They will be ready before he comes.
Он был до того слаб, что не мог двигаться. — He was so weak that he could not move.
Перед and до may express the same idea when referring to time:
‘перед завтраком’ – before lunch
‘до завтрака’ – before lunch
However, ‘перед’ implies a shorter period of time:
Надеюсь увидеть вас до экзаменов. (I hope to see you (sometime) before the examinations.)
Он позвонил мне перед экзаменом. (He telephoned me (shortly) before the examination.)
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до is before and перед is in front of ( but also can be used as before)
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They both mean 'before' and very often are used interchangeably, but перед designates a time very close to the mentioned one, so it means sth which happens immediately before another action/time. До is more general. You can compare the following examples:
- Мне нужно повторить слова перед уроком, потому что у меня сегодня тест. (the person will be reviewing vocabulary straight before the beginning of the test)
- До урока мне нужно сходить на почту и отправить посылку. (the person will go to the post office any time before the lesson and maybe will be back at school a long time before the lesson starts)
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