Time and Place Depend on Context

Today, here and this are relative to a viewpoint. Change them only when needed to preserve the intended reference. If the day or location has not changed, the original words may still be right.

Understand and use it

Today, here and this are relative to a viewpoint. Change them only when needed to preserve the intended reference. If the day or location has not changed, the original words may still be right.

Look closely

now → then; today → that day; tonight → that night

yesterday → the previous day / the day before

tomorrow → the next day / the following day

last week → the previous week; next week → the following week

ago → before; this → that; these → those; here → there

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A quick check

A wrong answer is a chance to learn. Use the hint and try again.