She was in Paris last week and in Rome the week before.
3old useahead of someone or something else:
The king's herald walked before.
WORD CHOICE: WORD CHOICE: ago, before, previously Use agoto say how much time has passed from the time something happened to now, the time of speaking• I saw her a few minutes ago.• We went to Madrid two years ago.Use beforeto say how much time passed from the time something happened to a time in the past• We went to the same hotel where we stayed two years before.Previouslyis used in the same way, but is more formal• The meeting was a follow-up to one that had been held four days previously.GRAMMAR!! Do not use a preposition ('at', 'in', 'on' etc) before a phrase with ago• They first met fifteen years ago (NOT at/in fifteen years ago).!! Do not use 'since' or 'before' with ago• I came to the USA two months ago (NOT since/before two months ago).!! Use the past tense, not the present perfect, with ago• I started (NOT I've started) a new job a few weeks ago. ➔ See alsoagoWORD CHOICE: WORD CHOICE: in front, opposite, faceIf something or someone is in front ofa building, they are directly outside the front of it• Meet me in front of the station.If something or someone is oppositea building, they are outside the front of it on the other side of a street, area of land etc• the fields opposite the schoolUse the verb faceto say that a building has something outside the front of it• My apartment block faces (NOT is in front of) the sea. • a house facing the square in front of, before!! Use in front ofnot 'before', to talk about doing something so that people can see or hear you• I had to explain myself in front of (NOT before) the whole class.!! Use before, not 'in front of',to talk about the order in which things happen• Before starting (NOT In front of starting), let's list what we have to do. ➔ See alsofront
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Advanced Learner's Dictionary.