We use certain phrases to talk about things we did in the last year.
- Last year I...
- Last summer I...
- In May I...
- This time last year I was...
![The Great Wall](https://smrt.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/core/LMLA/YOUTH/ENGL110Youth/unit02/2-5gr1.jpg)
Last year I went to China.
![baseball](https://smrt.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/core/LMLA/YOUTH/ENGL110Youth/unit02/2-5gr2.jpg)
Last summer I played baseball at camp.
![teeth](https://smrt.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/core/LMLA/YOUTH/ENGL110Youth/unit02/2-5gr3.jpg)
In May I got braces.
![piano concert](https://smrt.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/core/LMLA/YOUTH/ENGL110Youth/unit02/2-5gr4.jpg)
This time last year I had a piano concert.
We can also use words or phrases that don’t have an exact time.
- Recently...
- Not long ago...
- A short time ago...
- A while ago...
![learning Spanish](https://smrt.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/core/LMLA/YOUTH/ENGL110Youth/unit02/2-5gr5.jpg)
Recently I started learning Spanish.
![lost phone](https://smrt.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/core/LMLA/YOUTH/ENGL110Youth/unit02/2-5gr6.jpg)
Not long ago I lost my phone.
![skiing](https://smrt.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/core/LMLA/YOUTH/ENGL110Youth/unit02/2-5gr7.jpg)
A short time ago my dad took me skiing.
![Japan](https://smrt.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/core/LMLA/YOUTH/ENGL110Youth/unit02/2-5gr8.jpg)
A while ago I lived in Japan.