Encontre Inglês Professores
Jang Joonggun
'a week before' VS 'the week before'
- He called me the week before our daughter's wedding
- He called me a week before our daughter's wedding
These sentences are same?
26 de abr de 2016 17:50
Respostas · 4
3
No, they don't have the same meaning.
'A week before (something) ' means exactly seven days before that event.
'The week before' can refer to any time during the previous week.
26 de abril de 2016
I agree with Fiona.
26 de abril de 2016
They do not mean exactly the same thing.
A week before is more exact - let's pretend that the wedding in question was on a Saturday - the sentence 'he called me a week before' would mean he called you the Saturday before the wedding.
The sentence 'he called me the week before' could mean that he called you on any day during that week before the wedding.
I hope that makes sense.
26 de abril de 2016
I think yes, but is better "the week before". Isn't it? because we are talking in a specific event. I would like to know what think the other partners.
26 de abril de 2016
Ainda não encontrou suas respostas?
Escreva suas perguntas e deixe os falantes nativos ajudá-lo!
Jang Joonggun
Habilidades linguísticas
Inglês, Coreano
Idioma de aprendizado
Inglês
Artigos que Você Pode Gostar Também

The Power of Storytelling in Business Communication
41 votados positivos · 9 Comentários

Back-to-School English: 15 Must-Know Phrases for the Classroom
28 votados positivos · 6 Comentários

Ten Tourist towns in Portugal that nobody remembers
58 votados positivos · 23 Comentários
Mais artigos