Since, for, ago and before Since, when used with the present perfect tense, means from a point or period of time in the past up to now. I have lived here since my childhood. I haven’t seen him since last week. India has made tremendous progress since the dawn of independence. For For, when used with the present …
Ago is used with a past tense and a time expression to count back from a moment in the present; before is used with a past perfect tense to count back from a past moment. Complete the following sentences using ago or before whichever is appropriate. 1. James phoned five minutes …………………… 2. ‘Have you …
We use ago after an expression of time. The train went out 10 minutes ago. Ago indicates a finished time and is normally used with a past tense. She telephoned five minutes ago. (NOT She has telephoned five minutes ago.) The difference between ago and before Ago is normally used with a simple past to …
