Minigrammars for Time Expressions in English (Construction Grammar Light) C.J.Fillmore.
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www.autoenglish.org WrittenbyBobWilsonRobertCliffordMcNairWilson2008
TimeExpressionsExercise
AMatchtheexpressionswiththeirmeanings(16withAF712withGL)andtranslatethem.
Expression Meaning Translation
124/7 ....astartingnow ............................
2fromnowon ....bonthepreviousoccasion ............................
3inajiffy ....cnow+twoweeks ............................
4intwoweekstime ....duntilnow ............................
5lasttime ....ealldayeveryday ............................
6sofar ....fverysoon ............................
7thedayaftertomorrow ....gyourtimezone+2hrs ............................
8thedaybeforeyesterday ....hawarningoftwoweeks ............................
9twohoursahead ....iyourtimezone2hrs ............................
10twohoursbehind ....jnow+twodays ............................
11twoweeksnotice ....k Wednesday+7days ............................
12Wednesdayweek ....ltwodaysago ............................
BFillthegapsusingthetimeexpressionsfromthetableaboveinthecorrectform.
1 Ifyouwanttohandinyournotice,youneedtogiveatleast.......................................................
2 WeresoexcitedaboutgoingtoBudapest.......................................................
3 Londonis......................................................Istanbul.
4 Thailandis......................................................ofIndia.
5 TodayisMondaysoournextmeetingisscheduledfor.......................................................
6 ......................................................theprojectisgoingaccordingtoplan.
7 Oursupervisorhastoldmetotellyouallthat......................................................wedonthavetoweartiesintheoffice.
8 Icantrememberthe......................................................Iateahamburger.Idontreallylikethem.
9 ThelasttimeIsawmyneighbourwas.......................................................
10 Iveverynearlyfinishedthereport.Illsendittoyouasanattachment.......................................................
11 Ithinkitsterriblethatsomesupermarketsareopen......................................................,unlessofcourseyouareavampireorazombie.
12 Weshouldprepareeverythingnowbecausetheclientwillarrive.......................................................
CCheckyouranswersandthenwritesomesentencesofyourown.
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www.autoenglish.org WrittenbyBobWilsonRobertCliffordMcNairWilson2008
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B1 Ifyouwanttohandinyournotice,youneedtogiveatleasttwoweeksnotice.2 WeresoexcitedaboutgoingtoBudapestintwoweekstime.3 LondonistwohoursbehindIstanbul.4 ThailandistwohoursaheadofIndia.5 TodayisMondaysoournextmeetingisscheduledforWednesdayweek.6 Sofartheprojectisgoingaccordingtoplan.7 Oursupervisorhastoldmetotellyouallthatfromnowonwedonthavetoweartiesintheoffice.8 IcantrememberthelasttimeIateahamburger.Idontreallylikethem.9 ThelasttimeIsawmyneighbourwasthedaybeforeyesterday.
10 Iveverynearlyfinishedthereport.Illsendittoyouasanattachmentinajiffy.11 Ithinkitsterriblethatsomesupermarketsareopen24/7,unlessofcourseyouareavampireorazombie.12 Weshouldprepareeverythingnowbecausetheclientwillarrivethedayaftertomorrow.