Grammar Level 2- Lesson 16- Expression of Time in English
In this grammar lesson, you learn about Expressions Of Time in English and how to use it in your English conversation and writing. Just follow the examples of expressions of time below and write them down a few times to learn them very well. After finishing this lesson, you should work on its quiz.
Grammar Recap
In our previous lesson, we covered the Conjunctions in English If you just landed on this page, we suggest that you complete our previous lesson including its quizzes before continuing on this lesson.
Requirement Lessons
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Examples of Expressions of Time
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Past
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Present
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Future
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yesterday
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today
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tomorrow
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last week
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this week
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next week
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an hour ago
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now
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in an hour
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recently
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as we speak
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soon
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a little while ago
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at this moment
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in the near future
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a long time ago
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these days
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way off in the future
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in the past
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nowadays
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eventually
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this morning
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at this time
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later this evening
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Time expressions usually go at the end or at the beginning of a sentence:
Yesterday I went to school.
I went to school yesterday.
This week I’m going to New York.
I’m going to New York this week.
Other popular time expressions:
In the morning
When I wake up in the morning, I like to drink coffee.
What do you drink in the morning?
during the day
During the day, they go to school .
What do you do during the day?
at night
The stars and the moon come out at night.
Most people sleep at night, but cats usually stay out late.
in the afternoon
In the afternoon, I come home from school and do my homework.
Using time expressions with the correct verb tense will improve your English:
– Last week I went to the movies. (past tense. )
– This week I’m working early in the morning. (present continuous tense to describe the entire week)
– Next week I’m going to take a trip to California. (the “going to” future)
Quiz for Expressions Of Time
Now that you learned your new lesson, it is time to go to the Expressions Of Time page and finish your quiz. While working on your quiz, you can always go back to its lesson to refresh your memory.
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