he did it before me asking him.

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I wanted to ask my friend to complete my work. "But he did it before me asking him."

Please check my sentences.
 

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It shouldn't be two sentences.

I wanted to ask my friend to complete my work but he did it before I asked him.
I wanted to ask my friend to complete my work but he did it before I could ask him.
I wanted to ask my friend to complete my work but he did it before I had a chance to ask him.
I wanted to ask my friend to complete my work but he did it without my asking.
 

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It shouldn't be two sentences.

I wanted to ask my friend to complete my work but he did it before I asked him.
I wanted to ask my friend to complete my work but he did it before I could ask him.
I wanted to ask my friend to complete my work but he did it before I had a chance to ask him.
I wanted to ask my friend to complete my work but he did it without my asking.

My friend would have asked me to get his work done but I got it done without him asking. Is this sentence correct?
 

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My friend would have asked me to [STRIKE]get[/STRIKE] do his work [STRIKE]done[/STRIKE] but I [STRIKE]got[/STRIKE] did it [STRIKE]done[/STRIKE] without him/his asking. Is this sentence correct?

See above.
 
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