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We got our car serviced before the road trip.
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We got our car serviced before the road trip.
Study notes
How to use in different contexts
Giving Advice
You should get your car serviced before a long road trip.
Describing Habits
Before every major trip, we always have our car serviced.
Asking About Others
Did you get your car serviced before your road trip?
Sharing Hypotheticals
If we hadn’t serviced our car, we might have had problems on the road trip.
Rephrased versions
Formal
We had our vehicle inspected and maintained prior to the road trip.
Casual
We took our car in for a service before hitting the road.
Simpler English
We got our car checked before our trip.
Phrases to learn
got our car serviced
To have a mechanic inspect and repair a car.
before the road trip
Prior to a journey by car.