Here are three ways to tell WHEN you did something.
"I graduated from middle school five years ago."
"I woke up 45 minutes ago."
"I saw him just a moment ago."
"I met him when I was in the 5th grade."
"I rode a horse when I went to the Grand Canyon."
"I broke my arm when I was seven."
"We got married in March."
"I bought it last summer"
"We met in 1999."