Place an event in the past with a clear time expression.
The idea
Use yesterday for the day before today, and last week or last night for a previous period. Put ago after a length of time: two hours ago means two hours before now. These expressions commonly accompany the past simple: We visited a museum last week.
Examples
- I called my aunt yesterday.
- We visited a museum last week.
- They arrived two hours ago.
- The shop closed last night.
- I moved here three years ago.
- She cooked dinner yesterday evening.
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Watch out
Do not put ago before the number: say two hours ago, not ago two hours. These expressions locate an event; they do not themselves show how long it lasted.
Try it yourself
I called my aunt ___. (yesterday / tomorrow)
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yesterday
Yesterday refers to the day before today.
They arrived two hours ___. (ago / next)
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ago
Put ago after the length of time.
We visited the museum ___ week. (last / next)
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last
Last week refers to the previous week.
Practice round
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I called my aunt ___. (yesterday / tomorrow)
They arrived two hours ___. (ago / next)
We visited the museum ___ week. (last / next)
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Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Write three sentences about completed events: one with yesterday, one with last week and one with ago.