USEFUL TIME EXPRESSIONS
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(In) the period from…..to……/ between……and
((in) the period from
January to April... between January and April...)
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During
(during the first two years...)
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In the first/ last three
months of the year
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Over the period from…….to……..
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Over the next...for the following...
(for the following five years... Over the
next five years...)
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Over a ten-year period
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After that/ then
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Until
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Throughout the year/ throughout the period/ each month of the year
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Subsequently
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For
the rest of the year
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In January/ it began the year/ at the beginning of the year/ at the beginning
of the period
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In December/ the end of the year
You should pay attention to how you are using them.
Keep
your sentences
short but clear
by using those kinds of phrases.
Notice that your sentences
should be relatively short
.
You don’t need to write long sentences
to
impress
people.
Long sentences tend to get grammar problems
. What easier to read is
a
three line sentence
or
two
line sentence
. What is easier to remember, a 100
page book or 10 page book? Of course, a 10 page book. So,
keep things short
and
use
the proper linking phrases
to allow your overall sentences to connect.
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