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Time expressions                                                                 Write about yourself and the events in
                                                                                           exercise 16. Use time expressions.
           We often use time expressions to say when something
                                                                                     I was bom, o\a, ...
           happened. We use them with the past simple when
           we talk about an action or situation which is finished.                   i started prlm-flry school ItA, ...
           in: I started school in 20 7 0.
           last: They moved house last year.
           yesterday: I finished the book yesterday.
           on: They arrived in Mumbai on 24 January.
           ago: She broke her arm three weeks ago.
                                                                            iíl 8 Read the text. Rewrite the phrases in bold in a
           We put the time before ago, not after it.                              different way. Use the words in the box and last
           I went to China two years ago.
                                                                                  or ago.
           I went to China ago two years.
                                                                                     month one hour six months three years
                                                                                     two days week year
          *15 Tick (ÿ) the correct word to complete the
                expressions.                                   O

                ÿ  _ week
                   ago [ ] in [ last 0 on ÿ


                   _18 July.

                   ago ÿ in ÿ last ÿ on ÿ

                2 two years_

                   ago ÿ in ÿ last ÿ on ÿ

                3 _year

                   ago ÿ in ÿ last ÿ on ÿ

                4 six weeks_

                                                                                  It is 2 o'clock on 13 July 2005.1 arrived home in
                   ago ÿ in ÿ last ÿ on ÿ
                                                                                  London at one o'clock, after my rescue from a
                5 _11 November                                                    desert island.

                   ago [ ! in [ last [ on ÿ                                       ' In 2002 I left home in a boat, to sail around the
                                                                                  world. But bad weather destroyed my boat and I
                6 _2010                                                           had to swim to an empty island.

                   ago ÿ in ÿ last ÿ on ÿ                                         1 didn,t see anyone for two years.Then iin 2004,1
                                                                                                                             '
                                                                                  saw a boat. I waved but the people didn t see me.
                7 four days_
                                                                                  3l n January 2005,1 became very ill and nearly
                   ago ÿ in ÿ last [ on (                                         died. But then "on 18 June 2005,1 saw a plane. It
          SI 6 O 7.5 Listen to Fred talking about important O                     was flying very low. I waved and the pilot saw me!


                events in his life. Match the events 1-7 to the time              &O n 7 July, a boat arrived at the island and we
                expressions a-h.                                                  sailed to a big island with an airport. ®On 11 July, I
                                                                                  took a plane back to London.
                ÿ was born c\
                                                     a five years ago
                1  started primary school            b in 2006
                2 learnt to read                     c three years ago            ÿ ovÿl hour ago                 4
                3 first went to the cinema _         d in 2007                                                    5
                                                                                  1 _
                4  started language lessons          e  last year                 2 _                             6
                5 started secondary school          f  in 2005
                                                                                  3 _
                6 meet his best friend               g on 7 May, 2000
                7 gota mobile phone _                h in 2012

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