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[Orlanda]

Hello!
Could you help me with this, please? I want to say the following sentence:

"Yoga didn't seem/hadn't seemed hard enough, until/before the moment I tried it"

1) If I go with my gut feeling I want to use until/till here. Can you clarify it for me? And if Im right, do two options (until/till) work here?
2) Should I use Past Perfect or Past Simple in the first part? I'm a bit confused because I want to use Past Simple, but then I think about the fact that the action was true earlier in the past.

Thank you!

 

[teechar]

"Yoga didn't seem/hadn't seemed hard enough, until/before the moment I tried it"

I don't even understand that sentence! Do you realize that "hard enough" implies that you would like it to be harder? Can you tell us (using as many words as necessary) what you are trying to say?

 

[Orlanda]

I don't even understand that sentence! Do you realize that "hard enough" implies that you would like it to be harder? Can you tell us (using as many words as necessary) what you are trying to say?

Hello! This is exactly what I meant. The context is: I was talking with my friend about yoga and he said that he doesn't see it as a physical practice, because it's not difficult enough. He thinks that it's only a spiritual practice. And I wanted to say: "Yoga didn't seem/hadn't seemed hard enough for me too, until/before the moment I tried it". Which means that only after having tried did I realize how hard it is".

 

[emsr2d2]

The word "enough" is what's causing the issue here. You haven't clarified "enough for what". It strikes me that you're simply trying to say "Yoga didn't seem hard to me either until I actually tried it".

 

[Orlanda]

The word "enough" is what's causing the issue here. You haven't clarified "enough for what". It strikes me that you're simply trying to say "Yoga didn't seem hard to me either until I actually tried it".

Thank you for your answer. Using "hard enough" I meant that it didn't seem hard enough for me (as a physical exercise, because I'm quite physically prepared), but your sentence sounds better!

 

[emsr2d2]

Thank you for your answer. By using "hard enough", I meant that it didn't seem hard enough for me (as a physical exercise, because I'm quite physically prepared fit), but your sentence sounds better!

The important words "for me" didn't appear in the original. They make all the difference!

 

[Tarheel]

By "hard enough" do you mean you were looking for something strenuous? Something challenging?

 

[Orlanda]

The important words "for me" didn't appear in the original. They make all the difference!

Now I see, thank you!

 

[Orlanda]

By "hard enough" do you mean you were looking for something strenuous? Something challenging?

Yes, exactly)

 

[emsr2d2]

Now I see. Thank you!

Yes, exactly.