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If something happened too long ago for you to really know it, you can use this expression naturally.
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Today, a very good expression.
It is before my time.
That was before my time.
That's before my time.
He was before my time.
It was before my time.
And we do use present tense to it is before my time.
But was is probably the most common.
What does it mean if something is before your time?
It means that something was from a different time. generation.
It's old or old-fashioned or even antique.
So, for example, I'm going to start singing a song and if you recognize the song, I want you to sing along with me, okay.
Here we go.
She loves me.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
She loves me.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
She loves me.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Now, yeah, that was the Beatles.
That's right.
And the name of the song?
She loves me.
Yes, that's right.
How did you know?
If you were singing that song, then you probably have been singing that song for many many many, many years.
Now, that song came out in 1964.
I was born in 1967 but, I'm sorry, the Beatles were super popular even into the 70s and the 80s.
My generation, we absolutely all know the beatles.
So even though the music is a little bit old, it's still part of my time.
But what about these young kids nowadays who sing to Justin Bieber?
Baby baby baby baby baby, baby.
Yeah.
They might not know of the Beatles.
They might be able to say, The Beatles?
Oh, that's before my time.
That's before my time.
So this is a great expression when we're talking about music, but also movies.
Now, if you're around my age, you probably know the movie series Rocky.
Rocky 1, Rocky 2, Rocky 3.
Yo, Adrian!
Adrian!
Yeah, Rocky.
Oh, that was great, man.
That was my time.
Do you remember the movie Ghostbusters?
Who are you going to call?
Ghostbusters.
Oh, what a great movie.
Oh, that was fun.
That was exciting.
These movies are my time.
But if you don't know the movies or if they're not very familiar to your, to you, you could say uh, that was before my time.
Yeah, probably ghostbusters was before many of yours times.
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Um, i heard you like al green Yeah.
So isn't that a little before your time?
It is.
But his music is timeless.
Oh, another great expression.
Yeah.
Al Green.
You know, I introduced an Al Green song to you the other day.
I hope that you listen to it.
It's such a beautiful song.
Maybe for some of you it was the first time you had heard the song.
The song is over 40 years old but it still sounds fresh to me.
It still sounds wonderful.
It still sounds so nice.
So we can say yes.
Al Green is before your time, but I'm sorry.
His music is timeless.
And that's what I think about the Beatles.
The Beatles' music is timeless.
When I hear a Beatles song, I have to sing.
It's great.
I love the Beatles.
But I know the younger generation, they're like, what?
Turn the radio station.
No, thank you.
Give me Eminem.
And who's another singer?
Justin Bieber.
And I don't know anybody else.
Lady Gaga.
Yay, Lady Gaga.
The young generation, they like Lady Gaga.
My generation, it was Madonna.
Madonna.
But the young generation would say, Madonna?
She's before my time.
And they're probably right.
Madonna needs to retire.
There you go.
It's a great expression before my time, especially with music movies books, especially with popular culture.
Can you leave an example of something that's before your time?
Try it, leave one That's today's expression.
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Um, I heard you like Al Green.
Yeah, so?
Isn't that a little before your time?
It is. but his music is timeless.
Um, I heard you like Al Green.
Yeah, so?
Isn't that a little before your time?
It is, but his music is timeless.
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