used for saying how much time has passed since something happened 以前；从前 | Your wife phoned a few minutes ago. 你妻子几分钟前打来电话。 |
| The Vietnam War ended over 25 years ago. 越南战争结束于25年之前。 |
| How long ago did this happen? 这事情多久之前发生的？ |
| I don’ t know where he is – he was here a minute ago. 我不知道现在他在哪儿，刚才他还在这儿。 |
| It was ages ago that I saw Mick. 我很久没见到米克了。 |
| long ago Long ago in a far-off land, there was a king called Midas. 很久以前，在一个遥远的地方，有个国王叫做米达斯。 |