Past Tense
Time Expressions – last, ago, yesterday
How to use Time Expressions?
We use many different time expressions when we are talking about when something happened in the past. Time expressions are used in the past tense and are a very common part of daily communication. These past tense expressions use Last, Ago, and Yesterday combined with other words to talk about when we did something, or when something happened – in the past.
Examples:
- The last time I used this chart was one week ago.
- Yesterday morning, I went to the market and bought the same thing I bought last week.
- Last night I went shopping with my new friend I met a week ago.
- I haven’t been shopping since last year.
- Yesterday morning, I was talking to my new friend and we decided to go shopping.
- Last night, we watched a good movie.
This chart shows the words that go with each time expression.
It is important to remind you that when using past tense time expressions, that you should also be using past tense verbs.
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