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Pelin
Which one is OK? Don't open it until I get back. Don't open it by the time I get back.
Dec 10, 2022 4:15 PM
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Invitee
Yes the 1st phrase is the best!
December 11, 2022
The first one is fine. The second one doesn't work. BY THE TIME somehow only works with a positive, or a request to do something (not a request NOT to do something). Finish your homeword by the time I get back. If you don't finish your homework by the time I get back, you can't watch TV. BUT: Don't eat dinner by the time I get back. doesn't really make sense.
December 11, 2022
The first one is more natural and correct.
December 10, 2022
Mainly the first one. The second one is subject to the situation.
December 10, 2022
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Pelin
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English, Turkish
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English
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