Grammar Reference. Unit 10

10.3 Time expressions

Here are some time expressions often found with certain tenses.

Past Simple
I lived in Chicago for six years.
I saw Jack two days ago.
They met during the war.
She got married while she was at university.

Present Perfect
We've been married for ten years.
They've been living here since June.
She hasn't been working since their baby was born.

Future
We're going on vacation for a few days.
The class ends in 20 minutes.
I'll be home in a half an hour.

Prepositions with dates, months, years, etc.

in September
in summer
in the holidays
in 1920s
in 20th century

on Monday
on Monday morning
on 8 August
on Christmas Day
on holiday

at 7 o'clock
at the end of May
at Christmas
at the age of ten
at dinner-time