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TIME
EXPRESSIONS
1
Underline the
most suitable word or phrase in each sentence.
1
I haven’t seen Jim before
/ since
we worked together in London.
2
I’ll finish the letter now and
you can post it after /
later.
3
What were you doing last
evening / yesterday
evening when I called?
4
Did you live here
in / since 1997?
5
Chris hasn’t finished her course
already / yet.
6
What do you usually do in the
afternoon / this
afternoon?
7
Have you seen Jean and Chris
nowadays / recently?
8
Helen arrived here at Thursday night
/ on
Thursday night.
9
It’s really ages since
/ when I saw
you last.
10
Ann is going to be famous once
/ one day.
2 Put one word in
each space.
1
Graham came to see us over a week
ago, the Friday before .....last.........
2
Is it very warm
here...................... the winter?
3
No thanks, I’ve had some
tea.................................
4
Don’t worry, it won’t hurt and
I’ll..................................... be finished.
5
I liked the book. I didn’t know
what was going to happen.................
6
I think that people had much more
spare time in the.............................
7
This is very urgent. Please send
it at.............................
8
Harry isn’t here. He left about
five minutes.....................................
9
The film doesn’t start until
7.30. We’re half an hour......................
10 Would you mind
waiting for........................... a moment, please?
3 Complete each
sentence with a word or phrase from the box.
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afterwards
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eventually
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in
the end
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nowadays
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soon
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immediately
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lately
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once
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yet
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1
There is far too much traffic on
the roads ..nowadays.....
2
Never mind. I’m sure we’ll
find what we are looking for......................
3
I haven’t seen you for ages.
What have you been doing...................
4
Jack hasn’t left. He hasn’t
finished his work................................
5
Take some notes in the meeting,
and we’ll discuss them..........................
6
If you don’t mind waiting,
Brenda will be back.................................
7
I considered taking a new job, but
decided against it.........................
8
Norman and I worked for the same
company.........................
9
You didn’t fool me! I recognized
you............................
4
Complete each sentence with the most suitable word or phrase.
1
We ran into the station and caught
the train ..B...
in time.
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A
right
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В
just
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С
early
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D
already
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2
Lunch will be ready ….........
the time you get back.
3
I haven’t been feeling
well......................................... doctor.
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A
recently
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В
afterwards
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С
suddenly
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D
at last
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4
Long …............ the valley
you can see was actually a lake.
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A
past
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В
ago
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С
since
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D
before
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5
Jean bought an expensive watch,
but regretted it..................
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A
at the end
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В
later
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С
then
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D
after
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6
I haven’t had a Chinese meal
for.......................
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A
long
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B
it’s ages
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С
years
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D
the summer
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7
I’ve cleaned all the parts, but
the motor..................... doesn’t work.
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A
at last
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B
now
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C
always
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D
still
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8
…................... you get
used to the job, it won’t seem so bad.
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A
since
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B
while
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C
once
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D
as
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9
I haven’t
….................decided where to go on holiday.
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A
yet
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B
already
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С
still
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D
just
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10
The first time I noticed something was wrong
was............................ I got home.
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A
since
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B
when
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C
for
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D
until
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5 Complete each
sentence with a suitable word from the box.
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2007
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moment
|
time
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afternoon
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day
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hours
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work
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night
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Saturday
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end
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1
Sue
has been working in the garden for .
hours.........
2
I
can’t talk now, but why don’t we meet after.................. ?
3
I’m
nearly at your house. I’ll be there in a.........................
4
This
piece of work is urgent and I need you to finish it by
this...........
5
Try not to worry. I’m sure
everything will be all right in the.........................
6
We’ll be in Greece for a week,
but we’ll be home next..............................
7
Tom has been living in Warsaw
since........................
8
I stayed up late last...........
so today I feel really tired.
9
Today is Monday and I’ll be
there on Wednesday so I’ll see you the .......................................after tomorrow.
10
Please try to arrive at lessons on............................
6
Put one word in each space.
1
You will receive your salary
...at........
the end of the month.
2
I feel really tired. I think I’ll
go to bed early..........................
3
The weather has been terrible so
far.......................... month.
4
I’ll see what David says,
and......................... I’ll come back and tell you.
5
I’m a bit busy..............,
but I can talk to you later.
6
If you haven’t
finished...................... don’t worry.
7
Are you doing
anything........................... Friday evening?
8
Where’s Brian? He should be
here.................. now.
9
We cannot accept applications
sent......................... the closing date.
10
......................... upon a time, there were three bears.
7
Replace the word or phrase in italics with the most suitable word or
phrase (A-С), so that the meaning stays
the same.
1
The weather was bad at first, but
it cleared up in the end ...B......
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A
at last
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В
eventually
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С
lately
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2
Jane was leading the race,
but all at once she fell
over...................
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A
suddenly
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В
one by one
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С
after that
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3
Have you been swimming
recently?..............................
4
I enjoy going skiing every now and
again...........................
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A
frequently
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В
immediately
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С
occasionally
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5
I saw Terry in the street the
other day …...................
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A
recently
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В
yesterday
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С
last night
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6
I think we’ve solved this
problem once and for all........................
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A
in the end
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В
finally
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С
lastly
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7
Kath told Martin that she was
leaving for good.....................
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A
for ever
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В
for a while
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С
early
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8
We arrived for the train in good
time.......................
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A
on time
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В
at the right moment
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С
with time to spare
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9
I believe we met on
a previous occasion.......................
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A
once before
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В
the last time
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C
completely by chance
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10
The political situation seems to be
changing minute by minute.................
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A
from time to time
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В
time after time
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С
very
rapidly
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8 Complete each
sentence with a suitable phrase from the box.
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all
night long
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from
time to time
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one
at a time
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all
the time
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in
a few moments
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over
and over again
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all
the year round
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in
the nick of time
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the
other day
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for
hours on end
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once
and for all
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this
time next week
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1
Don’t carry the boxes all together. We’ll move them.....once
at the time..............
2
I’ve told you............................................., don’t
leave it here!
3
It’s time you stopped biting your
nails...............................
4
Sheila grabbed
Bill.................................................................
before he fell.
5
Hurry up! The bomb will go
off.................................................
6
We shouldn’t have trusted Michael. He was
lying...........................
7
Gerry sits staring at the
television.....................................
8
..................................... I’ll be lying on the beach,
not working in the office!
9
The swimming pool on the common is
open............................................
10
I met your friend Janet in the
cafe.................................................
11
Dave isn’t a keen fisherman, but he goes fishing
........................................
12
The party finished at dawn after we had
danced......................................
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