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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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Answers

A1E 2A 3F 4C 5B 6D 7J 8L 9G 10i 11H 12K

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.