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English 20 Public

Practise describing how far in the past an action is with the past simple and ago

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It's nine o'clock now. Simon phoned his mum at seven o'clock. How long ago did he phone his mum?

Simon phoned his mum two hours ago.

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It's May now. Susan baked a cake for her birthday in February. How long ago did Susan bake a cake?

Susan baked a cake three months ago.

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It's Saturday. On Monday Lucy painted a picture. How long ago did Lucy paint a picture?

Lucy painted a picture five days ago.

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It's five o'clock now. Helen's English class started at 4 o'clock. How long ago did Helen's English class start?

Helen's English class started one hour ago

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It's Friday now. Diana washed the car on Tuesday. How long ago did Diana wash the car?

Diana washed the car three days ago.

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It's four o'clock now. Emily walked the dog at 9 o'clock. How long ago did Emily walk the dog?

Emily walks the dog seven hours ago.

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It's March now. Tom opened his Christmas presents on December 25th. How long ago did Tom open his Christmas presents?

Tom opened his Christmas presents three months ago.

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It's Monday now. Mike talked to his best friend on Thursday. How long ago did Mike talk to his best friend?

Mike talked to his best friend four days ago.

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It's the year 2020 now. Lucy and John married in 2015. How long ago did Lucy and John marry?

Lucy and John married five years ago.

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It's the year 2025. Fabio studied at university in 2019. How long ago did Fabio study at university?

Fabio studied at university six years ago.

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It's a quarter past ten now. David stopped working at ten o'clock. How long ago did David stop working?

David stopped working fifteen minutes ago

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It's the year 2020. Sir Edmund Hillary climbed Mount Everest 1953. How long ago did Edmund climb Mount Everest?

Edmund climbed Mount Everest sixty seven years ago.

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it's Saturday now. Paula danced in her bedroom on Friday. How long ago did Paula dance in her bedroom?

Paula danced in her bedroom one day ago.

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It is the year 2050 now. In the year 2000 Sally travelled to Australia. How long ago did Sally travel to Australia?

Sally travelled to Australia fifty years ago.

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It's the year 2020 now. Neil Armstrong landed on the moon in the year 1969. How long ago did Neil land on the moon?

Neil landed on the moon fifty one years ago.

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It's April now. Joanna visited her cousin in February. How long ago did Joanna visit her cousin?

Joanna visited her cousin two months ago.

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