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- past tense - Present Perfect with the word ago? - English Language . . .
2 If you use a when-indication with "ago" you clearly refer to an event in the past and you use the past tense If you want to indicate that the opening of the new restaurant is an up-to-date fact you use the Perfect: "My parents have opened a new restaurant" without indicating a time in the past
- What part of speech is ago? [duplicate] - English Language Usage . . .
2 "ago" in its current form is a preposition of time, as it describes the relationship between two nouns: the current time and a past event "Four score and seven years ago" is therefore an adverb prepositional phrase, with the object being the noun phrase "four score and seven years" and the preposition being "ago"
- meaning - Once upon a time vs. a long time ago - English Language . . .
On the other hand, a long time ago means a long time ago in the past Now, they could be used interchangeably in some cases, but once upon time could refer to something that happened a few days or a month ago, which is not long time ago, while the other couldn't
- Origins of the phrase “the best time to plant a tree was 30 years ago . . .
Does anyone have good information on the first known usage or attribution of the phrase “the best time to plant a tree was 30 years ago, the second best time is now”, or similar concepts? According
- since two months ago? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Ago is a reference to the past, whereas Since is a reference to a period, or specific time This pattern of speech is quite uncommon in today's spoken English It is also dependent on what the speaker wishes to emphasise A native English speaker may prefer to say "It has been two months since they have gone out together "
- Ive been working here since two months ago [duplicate]
Two months ago is such a reference, but a reader might initially be confused by seeing since followed by two months, which would normally be preceded by for Better to write either I`ve been working here for two months or I started working here two months ago
- When does the word months get an apostrophe? [duplicate]
Closed 5 years ago Is it '12 month's remuneration', '12 months' remuneration' or '12 months remuneration'? New Oxford Style Manual says it does not get an apostrophe is not used in 'adjectival constructions' e g three months pregnant Confused
- What is the history of the expression “many moons ago”?
5 Many moons ago is an old-fashioned expression that means a long time ago Moons refer to months (month derives from moon) and the expression meaning is just literal According to Ngram its usage is from the 18th century It appears the expression is just a popular common way to refer to an ancient measure of time
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