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What part of speech is ago? [duplicate] - English Language Usage . . . 2 "ago" in its current form is a preposition of time, as it describes the relationship between two nouns: the current time and a past event "Four score and seven years ago" is therefore an adverb prepositional phrase, with the object being the noun phrase "four score and seven years" and the preposition being "ago"
past tense - Present Perfect with the word ago? - English Language . . . 2 If you use a when-indication with "ago" you clearly refer to an event in the past and you use the past tense If you want to indicate that the opening of the new restaurant is an up-to-date fact you use the Perfect: "My parents have opened a new restaurant" without indicating a time in the past
Simple Past vs. Present Perfect: was vs. has been Closed 12 years ago Possible Duplicate: “Did it close” vs “Has it closed”? As a English non-native speaker it is difficult for me to understand when I must use present perfect or past simple because in my official language there isn't the present perfect tense
since two months ago? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Ago is a reference to the past, whereas Since is a reference to a period, or specific time This pattern of speech is quite uncommon in today's spoken English It is also dependent on what the speaker wishes to emphasise A native English speaker may prefer to say "It has been two months since they have gone out together "
Once upon a time vs. a long time ago - English Language Usage . . . On the other hand, a long time ago means a long time ago in the past Now, they could be used interchangeably in some cases, but once upon time could refer to something that happened a few days or a month ago, which is not long time ago, while the other couldn't
I met vs Ive met - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Closed 13 years ago What's the difference between the following? I met him in the UK I've met him in the UK Does the second sentence mean that the event was happened recently?
3 years back or ago? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Is it acceptable to use back in place of ago ? example : They met around three years back or They met around three years ago I saw the former being used in a reputed Indian daily today