"4" comes BEFORE "5"---- "25" comes AFTER "26"
"D" comes BEFORE "E"-----"M" comes AFTER "L"
It is 2016 now. Three years "AGO" was 2013. Five years "LATER" will be 2021.
AGO= BEFORE NOW ---------- LATER= AFTER NOW
My class starts at 8:00 in the morning. If I arrive there at 7:30, I am "EARLY". If I arrive at 8:30...oopsssss, I am "LATE"
I drink coffee "EARLY" in the morning. I drink milk "LATE" at night.
I hope I could help. Wish I knew Portuguese! I could help you more!