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==Word order: six weeks ago== | ==Word order: six weeks ago== | ||
Ago follows an expression of time. | Ago follows an expression of time. | ||
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An expression with ago refers to a finished time, and is normally used with a past tense, not a present perfect. | An expression with ago refers to a finished time, and is normally used with a past tense, not a present perfect. | ||
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*‘Where’s Mike? '‘He was working outside ten minutes ago.’ | *‘Where’s Mike? '‘He was working outside ten minutes ago.’ | ||
==The difference between ago and for== | ==The difference between ago and for== | ||
Ago says how long before the present something happened; for (with a past tense) says how long it lasted. | Ago says how long before the present something happened; for (with a past tense) says how long it lasted. | ||
===Compare=== | ===Compare=== | ||
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We can use "before" in the same way (with a past perfect tense) to count back from a past moment. | We can use "before" in the same way (with a past perfect tense) to count back from a past moment. | ||
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*When we got talking I found out that I had been at school with her husband ten years before, (not ten years ago.) | *When we got talking I found out that I had been at school with her husband ten years before, (not ten years ago.) | ||
== | ==Other Lessons== | ||
* [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Diminutives|Diminutives]] | * [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Diminutives|Diminutives]] | ||
* [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Not…as-such|Not…as such]] | * [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Not…as-such|Not…as such]] | ||
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* [[Language/English/Vocabulary/English-words-of-Arabic-origin|English words of Arabic origin]] | * [[Language/English/Vocabulary/English-words-of-Arabic-origin|English words of Arabic origin]] | ||
* [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Although,-though,-but-and-however|Although, though, but and however]] | * [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Although,-though,-but-and-however|Although, though, but and however]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:24, 27 March 2023
Ago
Word order: six weeks ago[edit | edit source]
Ago follows an expression of time.
Example[edit | edit source]
- I met her six weeks ago.
Tenses[edit | edit source]
An expression with ago refers to a finished time, and is normally used with a past tense, not a present perfect.
Examples[edit | edit source]
- She phoned a few minutes ago. (not She has phoned)
- ‘Where’s Mike? '‘He was working outside ten minutes ago.’
The difference between ago and for[edit | edit source]
Ago says how long before the present something happened; for (with a past tense) says how long it lasted.
Compare[edit | edit source]
- He died three years ago. (= three years before now) (not He died for three years, or for three years ago.)
- He was ill for three years before he died. (= His illness lasted three years.)
Ago and before with time expressions: counting back[edit | edit source]
We use "ago" with a past tense and a time expression to ‘count back' from the present; to say how long before now something happened.
We can use "before" in the same way (with a past perfect tense) to count back from a past moment.
Compare[edit | edit source]
- I met that woman in Scotland three years ago.(not three years before/ before three years)
- When we got talking I found out that I had been at school with her husband ten years before, (not ten years ago.)
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Diminutives
- Not…as such
- Prepare IELTS
- Colors
- Animal Sounds
- At Home
- Latin Greek Hybrid Words
- Language registers
- English words of Arabic origin
- Although, though, but and however