She was in Paris last week and in Rome the week before.
Question:
The phrase “the week before” has to be used with “last week” together?
Can it be used by itself without last week?
I mean if I say:
She was in Rome the week before. ----> Does it make sense if I didn’t mention the first part (she was in Paris last week)?
Thank you!!!
The week before just refers to a week prior to whatever time period you are talking about. It can even be used in the future tense “I need to buy my plane ticket a week before I leave” you just need to provide a reference point in time. In the example you gave this was “last week” but it could be any time.
She was in Rome the week before. ----> Does it make sense if I didn’t mention the first part (she was in Paris last week)?
No. You can say, ‘She was in Rome the week before last.’