Lesson Sixteen
Expressions of Time
Past |
Present |
Future |
yesterday |
today |
tomorrow |
last week |
this week |
next week |
an hour ago |
now |
in an hour |
recently |
as we speak |
soon |
a little while ago |
at this moment |
in the near future |
a long time ago |
these days |
way off in the future |
in the past |
nowadays |
eventually |
this morning |
at this time |
later this evening |
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? |
|
|
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) |
Next: Lesson Seventeen
Home | Your
Teacher | Contact | Privacy
Policy | Site Map | Terms
Of Use |
