Time Signals Yes More Time signals are important
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Time Signals Yes! More Time signals are important because they make the order of events easier to follow.
Rule By + specific time From + specific time + through+ specific time From + Specific time + to Specific time Example By 2: 00 I had a stomach ache From 12: 00 through 1: 45 I ate candy From 1: 45 to 2: 00 I slept on the couch since + specific time Since 2: 15 I have had to clean the house After 5: 00 I am going to walk my dogs During the afternoon while I cleaned the house I listened to music After + specific time During + specific time
Over the past Next Last + time period For + time period Over the past 20 years immigration has increased In the next 10 years immigration is likely to decrease Last week my daughter moved away For now, I am saving money to go visit her
Adverbs of Time § § § Already Always Ever Just Lately Never Now Recently Since Yet The first time The last time
Frequency 100% 90% 80% 70% Adverb of Frequency always usually normally / generally often* / frequently 50% sometimes 30% 10% 5% 0% occasionally seldom hardly ever / rarely never Example Sentence I always go to bed before 11 pm. I usually have cereal for breakfast. I normally go to the gym. I often surf the internet. I sometimes forget my wife's birthday. I occasionally eat junk food. I seldom read the newspaper. I hardly ever drink alcohol. I never swim in the sea.
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** Avoid Common Mistakes ** Use the with over and in Over the past few years…. . In the next week…. .
Frequency adverbs are placed between the main verb and the be verb The traffic is always bad He has never seen so much traffic
