10 Past Time Expressions You Should Know | English Vocabulary

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[@shirinsh2654]

Thank you so much Tom I am so happy because of this program.I have lived in the UK one year ,now i will learn better.

[@davidvega-kl5nv]

Back in the day, I didn't have an amazing teacher like you.

[@theenglishtrainer3003]

Here are some phrases of my student Pep: -Back in the day I used to argue with my father -I visited the oldest castle in Liechtenstein ages ago. -A second ago my teacher was yawning, maybe I am boring her but she told me that she is too relaxed and she' is very sorry

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Thanks for the lovely feedback Suely Dias. So glad the videos are helping.

[@noorbash3885]

I went to the party a fortnight ago. My last camping trip was ages ago I heard that song the other day The last time I went to the pool was a while ago. I talked on the phone with Jim a second ago. I remember back in the day we used to fish with friends every weekend. So many phrases I didn't know.) Thanks a lot for the video

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Thanks, Tom! This video is really useful! You're the best teacher I've ever seen on KZbin! :)

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That's so kind of you Anna.

[@gustavogonzalez2542]

Back in the day I used to study french, Now I study english because I found an excellent teacher!

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Ha ha - great example sentence Gustavo Gonzalez!

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[@anastassisvamvakas1335]

It's been donkey's years since I last saw something as useful as this video. Time is always a problem in a foreign language, no matter how advanced someone might be. Once again you aced it Tom, thanks!

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Ah thanks Anastassis!

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[@viviwil30]

Back im the day, Tom. Never heard before. THANK YOU!

[@alee7263]

another amazing lesson. Good job Tom! Thanks.

[@Samuel-rw7mo]

Back in the day... I like it very much. Thank you so much Sir Tom. You are a great teacher. Really inspiring and exciting lesson. I don't feel bore while your lessons. Thanks a lot. 😊✌️

[@tramnguyenlengoc7472]

I remember back in the day people used to mend broken things. Whereas, these days replacing those with new ones and throwing them away is a no-brainer.

[@Agriotes]

Back in the day. I heard it before many times on the radio. But didn't realize its meaning. Thanks

[@madinaalimova3143]

When I was to the UK, i used to hear all of these words. Nice one

[@ikrambnb]

"back in the day" was new for me . a couple of days ago i found out your YT channel and started watching your videos. you're doing a great job.I found your videos very very helpful , Thanks a lot.

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Thanks Ikram Info - welcome to Eat Sleep Dream English!

[@heckis]

You make it so easy to understand and your materials are awesome! Thanks mate!

[@drywall_it]

Back in the day i never heard 'back in the day' but i know i know it and like it and use it! thanks a lot!

[@siminam4821]

Hi Tom. I've never heard about " back in the day" before. " back in the day I used to get up late" Thanks for your great lessons.

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Great example sentence. Thanks Simin Am!

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So pleased - thanks for the lovely feedback Denis Neronov!

[@universe9762]

Well I didn't know '''the week before last, the other day and back in the day''' before I watched this video.But I've learnt them a second ago! These are really helpful, thanks a lot!

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

So glad they're helpful Befo Bish!

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You make a lot of useful contributions to ones practicing English. Thank you so much.

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[@walterbonetti7174]

"the year before last" is the new one for me! Such an enriching video. :)

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Glad you found it useful Walter Bonetti!

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Thank you thank you thank you !! Really I'm very happy when I see you!!

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God, I'm so lucky I found this channel. You can not even imagine how much your videos helped me...and I discovered this channel yesterday😂😂So it really means something. P.S.: Can you do a video with all the past tenses and the differences between them, please? Or a video with "When we should put 'the' before a noun or when we shouldn't do" or something like this. It would be very useful. Thanks for your videos 😊

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Paulo Moraes It also happened to me few months ago. And I haven't missed a single video since that day. Tom's video are very useful

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Wahoo! Welcome to Eat Sleep Dream English Paulo Moraes! Really hope you find the videos useful!

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Thanks so much Habiba BT!

[@alexandradutuc5996]

Tom, I love your videos and enjoy listening to you. The expressions that I knew were : "a while ago", " a second ago", "ages ago", "the day before yesterday" and also "when I was a child" but I didn't know the last expression is actually an expression, is good to know ! Thanks for your videos, you're great !

[@annalisacozzolino1855]

I didn't know the expression "back in the day". Thank you 😊

[@Konstantin-wv4mi]

I didn't know probably half of this expressions, so it was useful :) Thanks !

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So pleased - thanks Bill Smith!

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Hello Tom. You’re a great teacher.

[@mauriciopalma1346]

Hi Tom, thank you very much for your lesson, it was astonishing..!! mmmm the expressions I didn't know: "A fortnight ago" - "A while ago" - "Back in the day" Thanks to you, I learnt them.

[@sebastienlopezmassoni8107]

Cool I will practice these sentences with a British language partner. Thank a lot Tom

[@AntoFalconFire]

Hello Tom. My brand new expression is "A Fortnight Ago"; definitely I've never heard it before. Can you use "Centuries Ago" instead of "Ages ago"?

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Yeah that's a great phrase Antonio : )

[@normaninconnu3633]

The last time I attended church was ages ago. I haven't seen my friend Bob in ages. Centuries ago you will be referring to something historical. Henry VIII lived centuries ago. The English Civil War was centuries ago.

[@francomarini560]

Amazing useful lesson, congratulations! I think the only new expressions are for me "The week/year before last" and "Back in the day"....I like them so I'm going to use them

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Great! So pleased you found the video useful Franco Marini!

[@oliverkoh8224]

Practice sentence: Back in the day when I was in college, I used to listen to a lot of James Blunt. (Actually, he is still one of my favorite singer/songwriters.)

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Great example Oliver Koh!

[@rosarioquintana9208]

Thank u Tom, as always, an awesome video. I’ve never heard “back in the day” before. Thank you for the tip. ☺️

[@Mdnvnkl]

Simple but essential information..Thank you Tom🙏. From India🥰

[@aleemahmed349]

"Back in the day", never heard of this being used in daily conversations, here in India. Thanks Teacher Tom.

[@jasminepooja3549]

“Back in the day” , never heard of coronavirus in this world 😂😂

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[@dncordium9924]

My favorite one is ‘the other day’ because I use it all the time! I knew back in the day before and I think it’s little bit old-fashion. PS: Can’t help imagining your father’s amazing moustache :)

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Ha ha!

[@kaka5656kaka]

I love the phrase “ages ago” to describe the past :)

[@violetavanesa3515]

A second ago I didn't know the expression back in the day!!

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

It's a good one violeta vanesa!

[@nidhidubey4983]

Thank you so much sir... New words for me is.. A second ago and the other day... 👍❤❤❤🤘🤘🤘thanks a million.. It's a very important lessons to me

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So pleased you found it useful nidhi Dubey!

[@hebamohsen6963]

back in the day was the only new expression for me. " i used to learn French back in the day)

[@ionelastan9562]

Hi there, I like 'the other day.'..didn't know about back in the day, which is pretty nice, so back in the days, I didn't know about your video lessons. A big thank you!

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Ha ha - good one Ionela Stan!

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Thank you thank you teacher! You are a really nice person!!

[@linamohamad8923]

Thanks Tom for your awesome videos. The new phrase for me was back in the day. I didn't know it before but it is so nice structure.

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Glad you've found a new phrase Lina Mohamad.

[@victorzhang7061]

I saw your education video ages ago, so I subscribed your channel . Then I am very tied up the other day, and in the meanwhile I saw a new video from you a second ago, it looks very useful . Thank you for sharping your great phrases to us .

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Welcome to Eat Sleep Dream English Victor Zhang! Thanks so much for subscribing. Really hope you find the videos useful.

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this is pretty benificial lesson. thank you very much.

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Thanks Tom for this super useful video. I have a question to ask. Are there any special gestures that British people use while talking? If yes, please let us know in another video sometime later.

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Great video idea - thanks Keerthana Sendurvel.

[@keerthanasendurvel9685]

My pleasure Tom 😃

[@2eleven48]

That's a good one. People often think the British are uncommunicative while they are talking. In fact, they use their hands, body gestures and facial expressions all the time.

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Hello Tom A gift for you, Tom ; In a few years I could say "Back in the day I used to binge watch Tom's lessons. It was my pleasure"

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Thanks for these expression ,it's really useful

[@user-ej1vj7rq3v]

Thank you so much , all the best

[@habibabt7135]

- The last time I watched a film was a fortnight ago ( yes I know it's too much 😂) - I was replying to one comment below a second ago. Thanks Tom for this video. It's very helpful and informative ☺

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Yes that IS too long ago Habiba BT! Great example sentence!

[@sukanyawalter627]

Hi Tom, my brand new expression was 'Back in the Day'. Never heard that one before. I love watching your videos.

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Very useful and not many youtuber discussed it fully and detailly like u

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So pleased Huyen Nguyen!

[@mileycassandra8743]

I had an english exam the day before yesterday.Now,i have no idea about my result.Just look on the bright side.By the way,your lesson is alsolutely amazing.Thanks a lot!

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Ha ha - great example LY Nguyen! Hope you did well in your exam!

[@rans471]

A Fortnight Ago is the only one I never heard of. The rest I think we use fairly often in the US

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HI TOM!! i've just discovered your channel and im loving already :D. Thank you so much for the videos because the'yre so useful. The expression that i didn't hear before is "a fortnight ago" and "back in the day" is one of my favorite also

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Welcome to Eat Sleep Dream English Boumajdi, I'm really glad you enjoy my channel : ) Yes! Back in the day is a fantastic phrase : )

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THANK YOU :D

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Greetings from London Francisco!

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Hello, Tom! I`ve got a question. Can I use the phrase "second ago" with Present Perfect Continious? For instsance: He has been playing here just a second ago! And I really apreciate your lessons! I`ve picked up a lot of useful words and phrases from your videos! Cheers♥

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"A forthnight ago" is definitely new to my ears 👍

[@amnatariq1386]

Back in the day is new for me

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[@magodobur]

l love "once upon a time..."

[@abdulwahid_mohammed]

Back in the day, I did not know some of these expressions

[@ourprinciplesinfo3719]

I remember back in the day Arsenal winning the league at WHL! Lovely memories, aren't they? hahaha. You're a top man Tom. Cheers!

[@Ellen_Soul]

Back in the day. I didn't know this expression. 😉 In Portuguese we have a word for "the day before yesterday" ="anteontem" Yesterday = ontem. Yesterday

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Ah that's so interesting. Thanks for sharing Ellen Dias.

[@mau6570]

I didn't know "back in the day". "In these days" is often used too, I guess. Thanks!

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Glad you've learnt a new phrase Mau Siebert!

[@prajkta123]

Mau both phrases are opposite in meaning,

[@MrFranbu67]

"THE OTHER DAY" same as in italian "L'ALTRO GIORNO"... Literally the same... 😁

[@mabo4165]

Same in French 😊

[@kemis1979]

Thank you, Tom.

[@rosemarin4333]

I want to try c: ! A while ago I was remembering my childhood. Back in the day I met Oona who I became pals with. It feels like we have met for the first time ages ago and today we are best friends.

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Great examples Roosa Mariini!

[@arturcostasteiner9735]

Thank you for this video! I had never heard back in the day. I’ve heard back then many times. Maybe this is an American expression. For example, if a guy is talking about the 1960’s, he might say” life was easier back then” . That is, in the 1960’s, life was easier.

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

We use that phrase too Artur Steiner! Thanks for mentioning it.

[@Abu-Aley]

Hi Tom, "A back in the day" is totes a new expression to me. the usage: A back in the day I used to smoke. Regards, Ahmad,

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Great job Ahmad. Take out the 'A' at the beginning so it would be 'Back in the day I used to smoke' : )

[@ciro6849]

"Back in the day" was the only one I didn't know. Very useful! I have a question for you Tom, is it correct to say for instance "WHEN DID YOU LAST GO...? or "THE LAST I WENT..." I mean, do I need to specify with the word "TIME" soon after "LAST"? Thanks Tom ☺

[@johannaseger1313]

Back in the day was new for me

[@Mandiscipline2001]

oh thank u so much, today I've learned how to describe the day that is two days from today lol,

[@keerthanasendurvel9685]

'Back in the day' is new to me.

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

It's a good one!

[@domingosmccorreia]

What's new for me? "back in the day"! The translator proposes me, in Portuguese, "antigamente" something equivalent to "in the old days"

[@madelineng793]

Thank you teacher....

[@_redraven]

Your videos are really helpful! Thank you so much!

[@ketigugushvili6190]

Back in the day was really useful phrase which I haven't heard

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

Yes it's a good one Keti Gugushvili!

[@wardabenseghir381]

Hello Tom I'm wondering if you could make a video about English proverbs and their meaning 💗💗💗 that will be awsome 😍😍

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

I'll add that to my video list Warda Ward. Thanks for the suggestion!

[@umaribrahim9619]

Super useful Thanks a million

[@EatSleepDreamEnglish]

So glad - thanks Umar Ibrahim!

[@andrzejkapera1130]

"Back in the day" is a new time expression to me.

[@cleicardoso1672]

Tnks from Brazil. Tnks a lot! ;

[@piacomispl2023]

It was always funny to me how in english they say "the day before yesterday" while for example in polish we have one word "przedwczoraj" which literally means "before yesterday"

[@jenny333334]

Very helpful.

[@rachela.b4551]

Thank you