Relative time in English

1. Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
Relative Time in English Language
Everyday English by Inka Vilén 2012

2. Today
today
this week
this month
this year
Everyday English by Inka Vilén 2012

3. Yesterday
yesterday
the day before yesterday
last week/month/year
the previous day/week
Everyday English by Inka Vilén 2012

4. Yesterday
the other day
not long ago
some time ago
ages ago
lately/recently
Everyday English by Inka Vilén 2012

5. Tomorrow
tomorrow
the day after tomorrow
next week/month/year
the following day/week
Everyday English by Inka Vilén 2012

6. Tomorrow
in the near future
at some point
in due course
one day
Everyday English by Inka Vilén 2012

7. Next Wednesday
(tulevana) keskiviikkona
this (coming) Wednesday
on Wednesday
ensi viikon keskiviikkona
next Wednesday
Wednesday next week
Everyday English by Inka Vilén 2012

8. Day/week/month/year
at the end of the...
by the end of the...
at the weekend
Everyday English by Inka Vilén 2012

9. Day/week/month/year
for a ...
in a ...
within a …
within the ….
during the ...
Everyday English by Inka Vilén 2012

10. Repeated action
every day – daily
every year – yearly – annually
in the spring/summer/autumn/winter
in the evening(s)
on Wednesdays
Everyday English by Inka Vilén 2012

11. Repeated action
twice a week
once every two weeks
once in a fortnight
once a month
Everyday English by Inka Vilén 2012

12. Repeated action
once in a blue moon
• blue moon is the name for the third full moon
in a season that has four full moons
• the second full moon in one calendar month
is also sometimes called a blue moon
• a blue moon occurs only every two or three years
• the term is used colloquially to mean a rare event
Everyday English by Inka Vilén 2012

13. Repeated action?
once in a lifetime
Everyday English by Inka Vilén 2012

14. Prepositions
on → with days of the week
• on Monday
• on Christmas Day
on → with dates (day + month)
• on October the 1st
st
• on the 1 of October
Everyday English by Inka Vilén 2012

15. Prepositions
in → with months, seasons, years
• in October
• in the autumn
• in 2012
Everyday English by Inka Vilén 2012

16. Prepositions
at → with holiday periods
• at Christmas
at → with times of the day
• at noon
Everyday English by Inka Vilén 2012

17. Prepositions
for → to show the passing of time
• last for three hours
• for the whole of October
Everyday English by Inka Vilén 2012