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Past simple: past time expressions 

To indicate when something happened in the past, we use past time expressions:

  • With ago: three minutes, two hours, five days, two weeks, ten years + AGO

        I called Sally two days ago.

  • We can also use:

    • yesterday + morning/afternoon/evening       >            He came to my house yesterday afternoon.

    • last + night/Sunday/weekend/week/month/year    >     I went to the cinema last night.

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