FIX your ENGLISH - 3

 FIX your ENGLISH- 3

Ago or Before

'Ago' and 'Before' are both used to refer to a time in the past, but they are used in different ways.

They are not synonymous and can not be used interchangeably.

Ago: is used to measure a length of time from now to the past. It is always used with past tenses.
For example, "I visited Agra two weeks ago". Here 'ago' means that the visit happened two weeks before the current time.

Before: can be used with past or present tenses.
"Before' marks a period prior to a particular point/ day/year in history or an event/period. 
For example, " I had dinner before the movie started". Here, the action of 'having dinner' occurred prior to the start of the movie.

'Ago' is used when you are counting back from the present time.
'Before' is used to indicate a time preceding a specific event or action.

An easy way to distinguish:

If there's a "before", then, ask yourself - 'before' what?
For example, "He was a footballer before the accident" .
Before what? " the accident".

You can't ask such a question with 'ago'; can you?
For example, " It rained two hours ago".




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