I had come to them early but people did not usually come to them this early.

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When I went to doctors they told me that I had come to them on time. I had come to them early but people did not usually come to them this early.

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It's another headbanger sentence. Who's right? Who's wrong? If you are early, how come you're on time? I guess the doctors were glad that you had come before things got too serious.
 
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Do you understand the difference between being early and being on time?
 

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Do you understand the difference between being early and being on time?

Yes.

When I went to doctors they told me that I had come to them on time. I had come to them before the things go serious but people did not usually come to them this early (Is it correct to use "early" now?).
 
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It's another headbanger sentence. Who's right? Who's wrong? If you are early, how come you're on time? I guess the doctors were glad that you had come before things go too serious.

Why "Come before things go too serious" not "Come before things went too serious"? Could you please explain this to me?
 

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Yes.

When I went to the doctors, they told me that I had come to them just [STRIKE]on[/STRIKE] in time. I had come to them before [STRIKE]the[/STRIKE] things got too serious but people [STRIKE]did not[/STRIKE] don't usually come to them this early. (Is it correct to use "early" now?) (no full stop here)

See above.

Why is it "Come before things go too serious", not "Come before things went too serious"? Could you please explain this to me?

See above. As Piscean explained, "go too" was a typo. It was supposed to be "got too".

(Cross-posted with Piscean)
 
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Why "Come before things go too serious" not "Come before things went too serious"? Could you please explain this to me?

It was a typo. It should be got.
 
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