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stangdon
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"Once" in the beginning of the sentence

I have seen sentence structures like the following:

Once opened, the chicken broth is good for 2 days.

My two questions:

  1. what tense should be used after once? past, or the past participle? So, which one is correct:

Once drunk, you should dispose of the bottle

or

Once drank, you should dispose of the bottle

?

  1. Can such a sentence structure be used in formal contexts?
narengi
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