TIME 

EXPRESSIONS

F O R

TENSE

DRILLING

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120

by 8

o’ clock

for 3

years

last

year

next

month

not / yet

at 

present

ever

two 

minutes

ago

121

✄

yesterday

every

week

since last

year

now

often

usually

never

since

1988

✄

122

always

How

long?

rarely

this week

this

month

this year last week

sometimes

123

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seldom

already

still

every day

every year 

just

tonight

tomorrow

✄

124

yet?

by the time Mary

arrived

after he has 

lunch

all day 

yesterday

today

125

✄

after she had 

had breakfast

when they arrived

as soon as he left

recently