{"id":72168,"date":"2019-09-16T05:43:17","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T05:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=72168"},"modified":"2019-09-16T05:43:17","modified_gmt":"2019-09-16T05:43:17","slug":"before-vs-in-front-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/before-vs-in-front-of\/","title":{"rendered":"Before vs. In Front Of"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Before is used to refer to time. In front of<\/b> is used to refer to place.<\/p>\n

Compare:<\/p>\n

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  • I must reach home before<\/b> 9 o\u2019clock.<\/li>\n
  • She usually leaves for office before<\/b> 8.30.<\/li>\n
  • There is a garden in front of<\/b> the house. (NOT There is a garden before the house.)<\/li>\n
  • You can\u2019t park in front of<\/b> the gate. (NOT You can\u2019t park before the gate.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    In some cases before<\/b> can refer to place. For example, we can use before<\/b> to talk about the order in which people or objects come in lists, queues etc.<\/p>\n

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    • Her name comes before<\/b> mine in the list.<\/li>\n
    • Adjectives usually go before<\/b> the nouns that they modify.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Before<\/b> can also mean in the presence of an important person<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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      • He was brought before the magistrate<\/b>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        We do not use in front of<\/b> to talk about objects that are on the other side of the road, river etc. This idea is usually expressed with opposite<\/b>.<\/p>\n

        Compare:<\/p>\n

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        • There is a dispensary in front of<\/b> my house. (Both my house and the dispensary are on the same side of the road.)<\/li>\n
        • There is a dispensary opposite<\/b> my house. (The dispensary is on the other side of the road from my house.)Before<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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