Relative clauses

Past Perfect, ergash gapida Simple Past ishlatiladi. Past Perfectning
ishlatilishi bosh gapdagi ish-harakat ergash gapdagi ish-harakatdan oldin
sodir bo‘lganligini ta’kidlaydi:
I had finished my work before he
returned.
U qaytib kelishidan oldin men
ishimni tugatdim.
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We had come to an agreement on
the terms of payment before you arrived.
Siz kelishingizdan oldin biz to‘lov
shartlari haqida bir bitimga kelgan
edik (kelishib olgan edik).
Ish-harakatlarni oldinma-ketin sodir bo‘lganligini ta’kidlash zarurati
bo‘lmaganda, bosh gapda ham, ergash gapda ham Simple Past ishlatiladi:
I turned off the light before I left
the room.
Men xonadan chiqishimdan oldin
chiroqni o‘chirdim.
He read the contract again before he
signed it.
U shartnomani imzolashdan oldin
uni qayta o‘qib chiqdi.
Ba’zan beforeli ergash gapda Past Perfect va bosh gapda Simple Past
ishlatiladi. Bunda before -dan oldin degan ma’noni beradi:

The manager returned before the typist had typed all the letters.

Mashinistka barcha xatlarni yozib bo‘lishidan oldin boshqaruvchi

qaytib keldi.
We reached the station before it had
become dark.
Qorong‘u tushishidan oldin biz
stansiyaga yetib oldik.
6. Hardly, scarcely, no sooner ravishlari bo‘lgan qo‘shma gaplarning
bosh gapida Past Perfect va ergash gapida Simple Past ishlatiladi:

He had hardly (scarcely) entered the house, when it started to rain. No sooner had he arrived, than he fell ill.

Yomg‘ir yog‘a boshlaganda u uyga arang kirib olgan edi. U yetib kelar-kelmas kasal bo‘lib qoldi.