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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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