Before and ago

Complete the following sentences using ago or before.

1. I think I have seen this film ………………

a) ago
b) before

2. His father died two years ………………

a) ago
b) before

3. His father died ……………….. he was born.

a) ago
b) before

4. Have you ever been here …………………?

a) ago
b) before

5. He phoned a few minutes ……………..

a) ago
b) before

6. He was ill for several months ………………. he died.

a) ago
b) before

7. I met him in Tokyo three years …………………

a) before
b) ago

8. I was here a few years …………………

a) ago
b) before

9. She realized that she had seen him …………………..

a) ago
b) before

10. He was working outside ten minutes …………………

a) ago
b) before

Answers

1. I think I have seen this film before.

2. His father died two years ago.

3. His father died before he was born.

4. Have you ever been here before?

5. He phoned a few minutes ago.

6. He was ill for several months before he died.

7. I met him in Tokyo three years ago.

8. I was here a few years ago.

9. She realized that she had seen him before.

10. He was working outside ten minutes ago.