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Time for another grammar lesson! This one looks at what expressions we use to talk about the future.
Time expressions - future
A. Complete the sentences
with one of these words:
- The new
national park will be designated by
the end of the year.
- Hopefully a
few years we will see electric cars on the roads.
- We have
been trying to save the white rhino years.
- Experts
predict that we have only got 2050 before oil runs out.
- We will see
rising sea levels the next decade
- The
agreement comes into force in five weeks’ .
B. Now complete the rules
for during, until, by and for:
§
is used to talk about a period of time.
§
is used to say how long something will take.
§
is used to talk about a future deadline; an
action that will be completed before
(or at) a specific time..
§
is used to talk about a deadline: the
emphasis is on a continuous situation that will stop at a specific time.
Answers below!
ANSWERS!
A. Complete the sentences
with one of these words:
- The new
national park will be designated by
the end of the year.
- Hopefully a
few years time we will see electric cars on the roads.
- We have
been trying to save the white rhino
for
years.
- Experts
predict that we have only got until 2050
before oil runs out.
- We will see
rising sea levels during the next decade
- The
agreement comes into force in five weeks’ from now .
B. Now complete the rules
for during, until, by and for:
§
during is used to talk about a period of time.
§
for is used to say how long something will take.
§
by is used to talk about a future deadline; an
action that will be completed before
(or at) a specific time..
§
until is used to talk about a deadline: the
emphasis is on a continuous situation that will stop at a specific time.
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