1.- complete the following sentences using yesterday, long or ago.

She came to this country three years____________ .

I was very tired_________week.

The class was cancelled____________Monday.

I spoke to him ten minutes_______________.

The weather was beautiful________________summer.

We went dancing______________night.

The boss was away_______________morning.

We started this class_______________fall.

The children watched a little TV________________evening.

She got married five years___________________.

We skied a lot______________winter.

We went shopping__________________afternoon.

She left five minutes_______________.

They left the city a month______________.

They came back_______________week.

2.- Choose the correct answer.

1. I was born in Africa____ 1970.

a) In b) ago c) since

2. My parents moved back to England_____ I was five.

a )For b)when C) on

3. We lived in Bristol ____three years.

a) for b) in c)about

4. I left college three years ___ .

a) in b) ago c)for

5. I found a flat on my own____ year.

a) last year b)ago c) for

7. I didn't go_____ home weekend because some friends came to stay.

a) for b) last C) last week

8. They arrived ____three o'clock in the afternoon.

a) at b) by c) for

9. ___Saturday evening we went out to a concert.

a) in b)on at)

10. ___ we got home, we listened to some music.

a) when b) while c) for

11. We got up late _____Sunday morning.

a) in b) for c) on

12. _____ the afternoon, we went for a walk.

a) ago b) for c) in

13. I bought a car a few weeks____ .

a) by b) on c) ago

14. I had an accident ____night.

a) for b) last c) next

15. It happened _____seven o'clock in the evening.

a) for b) on c) at

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