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Prepositions of time

Prepositions of time for, since, ago,

during, by, untilWe useforandsinceto say how long something

continues. We usefor+ a period of time, andsince

+ a point of time.Shes been learning English forthree months.

Hes lived in London since1!.

We use ago to talk about a point of time in

the past.

The" got married t#o "ears ago.

We use duringto say that something happens in

the middle of a certain period or event.

Sue fainted duringthe $o$ concert.

We use b"to say not later than.

%&ou must finish "our home#ork byrida"( said

the teacher.

We use untilto say how long something continues

and when it finishes.

Tom sta"ed out untilone oclock in the morning.

1 Complete the sentences with for, sinceor

ago.

1 Hes been a computer programmer

he left school.! "hey hadnt seen each other

many years.

# $an first walked on the moon over thirty

years .

% "he pop concert went on

three hours.

& 'aul visited his relatives in (ustralia a couple

of years .

2 Complete the sentences with foror during.

1 )raham has been travelling around *urope three months.

! "hree people were arrested

the student demonstration.

# fell asleep a flight to ew

-ork. When woke up the plane had landed.

% lare waited for )reg at the caf/

over an hour.

& $ark is visiting his parents ne0t weekend.

He hasnt seen them a while.

3 Complete the sentences with byor until.

1 "he football match wont begin

eight oclock.

! !%, everyone will be using

the nternet.# 2iona didnt stop reading she

had finished the book.

% have to be at the train station

3.# p.m.

& "im had to finish the painting

the end of the week.

3 $y parents are away ne0t

week. Why dont we have a party4

5 ll be twenty6one in the year !3.

then ll probably have a 7ob,

and may even be married89 cant come out finished

writing this essay.

4 Complete the newspaper extracts with for,

since, ago, during, byand until.

inema is celebrating another birthday. *0actly

1& years 1 , the :umi;re brothers

opened the first cinema in 'aris. !

then, cinema has become the most popularentertainment in the world.

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