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Vocabulary: past, present, future... - English lesson

In order to help you speak about the past and the present...
| Now | At present Just now |
| At the moment | The present |
| At present/ presently | Recently |
| Not long ago | Then |
At one time At one/ some point | At that time |
| On that occasion | Two days ago |
A long time ago Long ago | It dates from |
| It goes back to | Old |
| Ancient | Antique/ ancient |
| An antique | Original |
| Before | beforehand |
| Prior/ previous | prior to |
| Previously/ earlier | in a former life |
| The past | in olden days in olden times |
| Earlier | in the past |
| Old fashioned | outdated/ obsolete |
| Out-of-date | antiquated |
| Current/ present | up-to-date |
BEWARE: FALSE FRIENDS... (1) actual= real, existing in act, fact, or reality;
(2) presently= now, at the present time.

... and about the future too...
| My former husband | my husband-to-be |
| At some future date | in weeks/ years to come |
| Soon | in a while/ shortly |
| In the near future | in the distant future |
| After a while | impending |
| Afterwards | the following day/ month |
| Before long | at some future date |
| In the long run | after doing it |
Let's keep a FEW EXPRESSIONS in mind:
- He left a long time ago...
- It's been a long time since (+ preterite)...
- He left before I could tell him...
- Do it before going to bed...
- It has lost its former charm...
- That was prior to her resignation...
- ... a state-of-the-art car...
- it's the very latest thing...

Those words and expressions will help you pass this test with flying colours... 
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