ENGLISH

6. minutes This class is going to end
7. years I was born
8. years My parents got married
9. years I got/am going to get married
months
I arrived in this city
going to leave this city
, and I'm
EXERCISE I 1 : Complete the sentences. Use your own words. Write about your life. For
example, what did you do a few days ago? What are you going to do in a few days?
1. a few days ago.
2. in a few days from now).
3. in a few more minutes.
4. three hours ago.
5. in four more hours.
6. a couple of days ago.
7. in a couple of months from now).
8. a few minutes ago.
9. many years ago.
10. in a couple of minutes f im now).
6-4 USING TODAY, TONIGHT, AND THIS + MORNING, AFTERNO01
EVENING. WEEK MONTH VF4R
PRESENT
PAST
FUTURE
Right now it's 10 A.M. We are in our English class.
(a) We are studying English this morning.
Right now it's 10 A.M. Nancy left home at ~ RM.
to go downtown. She isn't at home right now.
(b) Nancy went downtown this morning.
Right now it's 10 A.M. Class ends at 11 A.M. Affer
class today, I'm going to go to the post office.
( c) I'm going to go to the post office this morning.
tonight
this morning
this afternoon
this evening
this week
this weekend
this month
this year
These words
can express
) present, past, or
future time.
EXPRESSING FUTURE TIME 239