Oct. 21, 2025
🪄 The Thing I Forgot at the Supermarket
Today, I went to the supermarket in a hurry because I wanted to buy something before it started to rain.
- Do you have a list? - My husband asked me.
- Yes, I only need bread, milk, and rice - I answered.
At the checkout, the cashier told me:
- Do you want a bag?
- No, thank you, I bought one from home - I answered her proudly.
But when I arrived at the car, I noticed I had forgotten the most important thing: the soap!
I had to go back again.
🪄 El olvido en el supermercado
Hoy fui al supermercado con prisa porque quería comprar unas cosas antes de que lloviera.
—¿Tienes lista? —me preguntó mi esposo.
—Sí, solo necesito pan, leche y arroz —le respondí.
En la caja, la cajera me dijo:
—¿Desea llevar una bolsa?
—No, gracias, traje una de casa —le contesté, muy orgullosa.
Pero cuando llegué al carro, me di cuenta de que había olvidado lo más importante: ¡el jabón!
Tuve que volver otra vez.
🪄 The Thing I Forgot at the Supermarket
Today, I went to the supermarket in a hurry because I wanted to buy something before it started to rain.
- Do you have a list? - My husband asked me.
- Yes, I only need bread, milk, and rice - I answered.
At the checkout, the cashier said told me:
- Do you want a bag?
- No, thank you, I brought one from home - I answered her proudly.
But when I arrived at the car, I noticed I had forgotten the most important thing:, the soap!
I had to go back again.
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You can definitely say "before it started to rain". I wouldn't think twice if someone said that. You are more likely to hear "before it started raining". This is great writing! Bought and brought mean two very different things so try not to mix them up 😆
Today, I went to the supermarket in a hurry because I wanted to buy something before it started to raining.
- No, thank you, I brought one from home - I answered her proudly.
Today, I went to the supermarket in a hurry because I wanted to buy something before it starteds to rain.
Alternatively, you can say: "... before it starts raining."
While it seems right to say "started" to keep your tenses consistent, the use of the word "before" as a conjunction between your main clause "... I wanted to buy something" and your subordinate clause "... it starts to rain" / "... it starts raining", in addition to using the verb "start"--indicates that the action you were describing is time-dependent. Therefore, it may be independent from your previous tense(s).
The use of "... before it started to rain" would only be correct if the rain HAD started WHILE you were going to the supermarket. Since the rain HAD NOT started by then, it only WILL start in the future. The time that you're indicating with "before" and "start" is the present IN the future.
In other words, if you are going to describe a future event that is already planned (or in this case, "forecasted") and will be ONGOING, it is more appropriate to use the FUTURE PROGRESSIVE TENSE. Usually, the formula for this tense is "will be + verb-ing" (e.g. "will be running"). But because you used another verb ("start") before "rain" (which can be a verb in context), you would have to answer the question of WHEN it (the rain) "starts" via the appropriate tense, which is the PRESENT in the future.
Thus, you conjugate the verb "start" to present tense => "starts"
and the verb "rain" to future progressive tense => "raining"
- "Do you have a list? - My husband asked me" asked my husband.
- "Yes, I only need bread, milk, and rice -," I answered.
At the checkout, the cashier told me:asked me if I wanted a bag.
When it's a fairly non-essential line, you can condense your writing to avoid being redundant.
- Do you want a bag?
- "No, thank you, I bought one from home -," I answered her proudly.
But when I arrived at thegot to my car, I noticed I had forgotten the most important thing: the soap!
I had to go back again.
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I'm sorry for the wall of text above. It is not my intention to be offensive! I simply wanted to be as clear as possible with the edit I made, and to aide your progress in the language. I figured it would be helpful, especially considering that you have very little mistakes to correct on this piece.
Keep it up! 😊
Oct. 22, 2025
Hello! Don't worry about it! It's very useful to me. I think that "rain" is a strange word, because I would say in Spanish "it's raining", but it isn’t completely correct, so I had to check how to say it. Your explanation helped me a lot! I didn’t know that “before it starts raining” was the right choice even when the first verb is in the past tense. English logic sometimes surprises me; I struggle to apply my Spanish grammar altogether 😅. Thank you for explaining it so clearly!
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Today, I went to the supermarket in a hurry because I wanted to buy something before it started to rain. Today, I went to the supermarket in a hurry because I wanted to buy something before it start Alternatively, you can say: "... before it starts raining." While it seems right to say "started" to keep your tenses consistent, the use of the word "before" as a conjunction between your main clause "... I wanted to buy something" and your subordinate clause "... it starts to rain" / "... it starts raining", in addition to using the verb "start"--indicates that the action you were describing is time-dependent. Therefore, it may be independent from your previous tense(s). The use of "... before it started to rain" would only be correct if the rain HAD started WHILE you were going to the supermarket. Since the rain HAD NOT started by then, it only WILL start in the future. The time that you're indicating with "before" and "start" is the present IN the future. In other words, if you are going to describe a future event that is already planned (or in this case, "forecasted") and will be ONGOING, it is more appropriate to use the FUTURE PROGRESSIVE TENSE. Usually, the formula for this tense is "will be + verb-ing" (e.g. "will be running"). But because you used another verb ("start") before "rain" (which can be a verb in context), you would have to answer the question of WHEN it (the rain) "starts" via the appropriate tense, which is the PRESENT in the future. Thus, you conjugate the verb "start" to present tense => "starts" and the verb "rain" to future progressive tense => "raining" Today, I went to the supermarket in a hurry because I wanted to buy something before it started This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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- Do you have a list? - My husband asked me.
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- Yes, I only need bread, milk, and rice - I answered.
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At the checkout, the cashier told me: At the checkout, the cashier When it's a fairly non-essential line, you can condense your writing to avoid being redundant. At the checkout, the cashier said to |
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- No, thank you, I bought one from home - I answered her proudly.
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But when I arrived at the car, I noticed I had forgotten the most important thing: the soap! But when I But when I arrived at the car, I noticed I had forgotten the most important thing |
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