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The right preposition



Hajerka
Tunisia

The right preposition
 
Please could you help me with the right choice: We start friendships from the time we can walk or by the time we can walk. Which preposition is correct.? Thank you

6 Jan 2021      





colbertine
France

FROM

7 Jan 2021     



douglas
United States

both work, they just have two different meanings:
 
 "from the time we can walk"  --we don�t/ can�t   established friendships before we can walk
 
"by the time we can walk" -- we have already established friendships before we even learned to walk
 
Douglas

7 Jan 2021     



cunliffe
United Kingdom

I prefer from. I feel that by requires to be used in the past tense. We have started friendships by the time we can walk. 

7 Jan 2021     



eaglestar
Philippines

From
 

7 Jan 2021     



nasreddine Sarsar
Tunisia

We start forming friendships as soon as we start walking!

7 Jan 2021     



Hajerka
Tunisia

Thank you everyone for your help 🙂

7 Jan 2021