ENGLISH TIP FOR TODAY:
‘Ago’ for past/‘In’ for future

When something happened in the past and we want to state how long ago it was, we use ‘ago’:
Dinosaurs became extinct 60 million years ago.
Humans first evolved 130,000 years ago.
I had an accident two weeks ago.

What we do NOT say is ‘before’ in these instances:
‘Slovakia joined the European Union before thirteen years’ is wrong.
We would say:
Slovakia joined the European Union thirteen years ago.

When we want to talk about something that will happen in the future, and we know or strongly believe we know when it will happen, we use ‘in’:
In another year I will have graduated.
In two weeks I’ll be on holiday in Sicily.
He’ll be here in an hour.

What we do NOT say is ‘after’ in these instances:
‘After a month I’ll have saved up enough money for a bike’ is wrong.
We would say:
In a month I’ll have saved up enough money for a bike.

A: My baby is due in six weeks.
B: Great. Is he developing well?
A: He certainly is. We’re already communicating by e-mail.

A: Why are you in a bad mood, Linda?
B: I was thinking about my husband.
A: But you haven’t even got a boyfriend.
B: I know. But I’m bound to get married in the next decade or so. And that future husband of mine is probably going to be sending some other cute girl texts. school formal items to wear of the party

Those who don’t know what happened generations ago are condemned to repeat the past.
Those who do not what happened generations ago know that history teaches us nothing.