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Yesterday, Last and Ago
YESTERDAY
I was there ...
yesterday.
yesterday morning. yesterday afternoon. yesterday evening.
Yesterday is used alone and with morning, afternoon and evening. Notice that we cannot say yesterday night.
LAST
They were there ...
last night. last spring. last week. last summer. last month. last fall.
last year. last winter.
last Monday. last Tuesday. last Wednesday.
He was there ...
ten minutes ago. an hour ago. two hours ago. six days ago.
AGO
three weeks ago. nine months ago. a year ago.
five years ago.
Last is used with long periods of time such as the days of the week, seasons and weeks, months and years. Notice that it is used with night, but we cannot say: last morning, last afternoon and last evening.
Ago follows specific lengths of time – numbers and a/an – two days, three months, a week, an hour, for example. Ago means “in the past.”
Answer the sentences.
1. Did the narrator of the paragraph go to the Mekong Delta?
2. Did the narrator visit houses there?
3. Did the narrator see the family altars?
4. Did the people burn incense at the altars?
5. Did people put things on the altars?
6. Were the people friendly in the Mekong Delta?
7. Was the narrator in the Mekong Delta yesterday?
8. Where did the narrator of the paragraph go?
9. When did the narrator go?
10. What did the narrator do in the Mekong Delta?
11. Were there altars to the ancestors in the houses?
12. Why did people put sand or uncooked rice in the bowls?
13. What did people put on the altars?
14. Who did the people remember, honor and venerate with
the altars?
Change these sentences to be true for you.
Explain when it happened. Example:
I am in middle school.→ I was in middle school two years ago. 1. I am in the market now. →
2. My friends and I play soccer/volleyball/badminton now. → 3. I watch a film today. →
4. I do my homework now. → 5. I go home today. →
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