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The document discusses the use of relative time expressions in English such as today, yesterday, tomorrow, next week, last year, etc. It provides examples of how these terms are used to specify days, weeks, months and years in both the past and future. It also covers repeated actions like daily, weekly, monthly and less frequent events. Finally, it examines the use of prepositions like on, in, at and for with time expressions.
Today
- 1. Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow Relative Time in English Language Everyday English by Inka Vil¨¦n 2012
- 2. Today today this week this month this year Everyday English by Inka Vil¨¦n 2012
- 3. Yesterday yesterday the day before yesterday last week/month/year the previous day/week Everyday English by Inka Vil¨¦n 2012
- 4. Yesterday the other day not long ago some time ago ages ago lately/recently Everyday English by Inka Vil¨¦n 2012
- 5. Tomorrow tomorrow the day after tomorrow next week/month/year the following day/week Everyday English by Inka Vil¨¦n 2012
- 6. Tomorrow in the near future at some point in due course one day Everyday English by Inka Vil¨¦n 2012
- 7. Next Wednesday (tulevana) keskiviikkona this (coming) Wednesday on Wednesday ensi viikon keskiviikkona next Wednesday Wednesday next week Everyday English by Inka Vil¨¦n 2012
- 8. Day/week/month/year at the end of the... by the end of the... at the weekend Everyday English by Inka Vil¨¦n 2012
- 9. Day/week/month/year for a ... in a ... within a ¡ within the ¡. during the ... Everyday English by Inka Vil¨¦n 2012
- 10. Repeated action every day ¨C daily every year ¨C yearly ¨C annually in the spring/summer/autumn/winter in the evening(s) on Wednesdays Everyday English by Inka Vil¨¦n 2012
- 11. Repeated action twice a week once every two weeks once in a fortnight once a month Everyday English by Inka Vil¨¦n 2012
- 12. Repeated action once in a blue moon ? blue moon is the name for the third full moon in a season that has four full moons ? the second full moon in one calendar month is also sometimes called a blue moon ? a blue moon occurs only every two or three years ? the term is used colloquially to mean a rare event Everyday English by Inka Vil¨¦n 2012
- 13. Repeated action? once in a lifetime Everyday English by Inka Vil¨¦n 2012
- 14. Prepositions on ¡ú with days of the week ? on Monday ? on Christmas Day on ¡ú with dates (day + month) ? on October the 1st st ? on the 1 of October Everyday English by Inka Vil¨¦n 2012
- 15. Prepositions in ¡ú with months, seasons, years ? in October ? in the autumn ? in 2012 Everyday English by Inka Vil¨¦n 2012
- 16. Prepositions at ¡ú with holiday periods ? at Christmas at ¡ú with times of the day ? at noon Everyday English by Inka Vil¨¦n 2012
- 17. Prepositions for ¡ú to show the passing of time ? last for three hours ? for the whole of October Everyday English by Inka Vil¨¦n 2012