3000 English common words - Oxford by CEFR
Ago Time Long əˈɡəʊ Past Adverb Weeks/Months/Years Letter
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ago |
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(adverb) |
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/əˈɡəʊ/ /əˈɡəʊ/ |
| Example |
- two weeks/months/years ago
- the letter came a few days ago.
- she was here just a minute ago.
- a short/long time ago
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ago(adverb)/əˈɡəʊ/ /əˈɡəʊ/- used in expressions of time with the simple past tense to show how far in the past something happened
- two weeks/months/years ago
- The letter came a few days ago.
- She was here just a minute ago.
- a short/long time ago
- How long ago did you buy it?
- It was on TV not (so) long ago.
- Scientists think there was water on Mars a long time ago.
- He stopped working some time ago (= quite a long time ago).
- They're getting married? It's not that long ago (= it's only a short time ago) that they met!
Word Origin- Middle English ago, agone, past participle of the obsolete verb ago ‘pass’, used to express passage of time.
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