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Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ======Other prepositions of time====== =====Introduction===== <html><strong> </strong><strong> </strong><strong> </strong><table style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;"><td width="215" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 161.35pt; background-color: transparent;"><strong> </strong><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'><strong> </strong><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/3566_1862c6ea55b1fcbf6bce9db71c37d3da.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="269" height="175" id="3566" style="width: 195px; height: 108px;" alt="birthday anniversaire cake gateau" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/3566_1862c6ea55b1fcbf6bce9db71c37d3da.jpg"></a></span></p> </td> <td width="378" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 10cm; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>Hans was born <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">on </span>25/11/80 <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">at</span> 2 o'clock <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">in</span> the afternoon.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'> </span></b></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table><p><br></p></html> =====Other prepositions===== <html><table style="border: currentColor; border-image: none; border-collapse: collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD 1.0pt;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;"> <td width="125" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt 0px 0px 1pt; border-style: solid none none solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 93.6pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> </td> <td width="176" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt 0px 0px; border-style: solid none none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 131.75pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Meaning</span></b></p> </td> <td width="316" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt 1pt 0px 0px; border-style: solid solid none none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 236.75pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Examples</span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td width="125" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 93.6pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>By</span></b></p> </td> <td width="176" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px; border-style: solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 131.75pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>The end of a period of time.</span></b></p> </td> <td width="316" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 236.75pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>I need to finish this report <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">by</span> Friday. [on or before Friday but no later]</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>By</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> the time I get home, I'll be really hungry.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>He'll be a qualified doctor <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">by</span> next summer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"> <td width="125" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 0px 0px 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 93.6pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>Until</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>Till [an informal alternative]</span></b></p> </td> <td width="176" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 131.75pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>Up to a point in time.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>Note that </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>'until' is more common than 'till' at the beginning of a sentence.</span></b></p> </td> <td width="316" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 236.75pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>We have <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">until </span>tomorrow to find a replacement.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>We sat in the garden <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">until</span> it started to rain.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>Until</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> recently, Louise worked in London.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>I'm going to work <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">till</span> 6 today.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>I can't wait <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">till</span> lunchtime - I've got to eat something now.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"> <td width="125" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 93.6pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>From...until/till/to</span></b></p> </td> <td width="176" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px; border-style: solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 131.75pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>Between two points in time.</span></b></p> </td> <td width="316" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 236.75pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>I'll be out of the office <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">from</span> 2 <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">till</span> 4.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>From</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> January <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">to</span> March the sales figures were excellent.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>It rained <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">from </span>Saturday morning <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">until</span> Sunday night.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;"> <td width="125" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 0px 0px 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 93.6pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>Between...(and)</span></b></p> </td> <td width="176" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 131.75pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>Between two points in time.</span></b></p> </td> <td width="316" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 236.75pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>Some people say we shouldn't eat <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">between</span> meals. </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>I'll be out of the office <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">between </span>2 <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">and</span> 4.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 17.55pt; mso-yfti-irow: 5;"> <td width="125" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 93.6pt; height: 17.55pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>Within</span></b></p> </td> <td width="176" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px; border-style: solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 131.75pt; height: 17.55pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>Happening inside a period of time and no later.</span></b></p> </td> <td width="316" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 236.75pt; height: 17.55pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>We need to eat this yoghurt<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 102);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">within</span> two days of opening it.</span></b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>She expects to be promoted <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">within</span> the next year.</span></b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>The parcel will arrive <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">within</span> a week.</span></b></span><font face="Calibri"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></font></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB"><font face="Calibri"> </font></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 6;"> <td width="125" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 0px 0px 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 93.6pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>Throughout</span></b></p> </td> <td width="176" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 131.75pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>During an entire period of time.</span></b></p> </td> <td width="316" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 236.75pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>People arrived <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">throughout</span> the day. </span></b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>We're going to recruit new staff<span style="color: rgb(214, 0, 147);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">throughout </span>the year.</span></b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>Everyone listened attentively <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">throughout</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 102);"> </span>her presentation.</span></b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='background: yellow; color: rgb(255, 0, 102); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-highlight: yellow;'><br></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 7;"> <td width="125" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 93.6pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>During</span></b></p> </td> <td width="176" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px; border-style: solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 131.75pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 12.75pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: -12.75pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>1. Throughout a period of time.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 12.75pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: -12.75pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 12.75pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: -12.75pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 12.75pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: -12.75pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 12.75pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: -12.75pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 12.75pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: -12.75pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>2. A more specific period.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 12.75pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: -12.75pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 12.75pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: -12.75pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 12.75pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: -12.75pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 12.75pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: -12.75pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 12.75pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: -12.75pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 12.75pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: -12.75pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 12.75pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: -12.75pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>3. An unspecified point within a period.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> </td> <td width="316" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 236.75pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>This café is open <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">during</span> the day but not <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">at</span> night.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>I learned a lot about computers <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">during</span> my time with that company.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><font face="arial"><font size="2"><font face="arial"><font size="1"><br></font></font></font></font></p><font face="Arial" size="1"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>During</span></b><b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> the company's <u>first two</u> years, it was very successful. </span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font><b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'><br></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>During two years, the company was very successful. </span></b><b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> [use 'for']</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> <br></font></p></font><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>She was born <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">during</span> the Second World War. </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>I sometimes wake up <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">during</span> the night. </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>He called me <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">during</span> the meeting.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; tab-stops: 58.5pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> </span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table><p><strong> <br></strong> </p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>See also <span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);">Adverbs of time</span>.</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font></span></b><br></p></html> =====No preposition===== <html><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'></span></b></p> <ol style="list-style-type: decimal; direction: ltr;"><li style='color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;'><p style='color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;'><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>We don't use 'in', 'on' or 'at' for days, months etc. directly before the following words:</span></strong><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;"> </span></b></p></li></ol> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 49.65pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>every</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 49.65pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>last</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 49.65pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>next</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 49.65pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>today</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 49.65pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>yesterday</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 49.65pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>tomorrow </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 49.65pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(255, 0, 102); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 49.65pt; tab-stops: 49.65pt;"> <br></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 49.65pt; line-height: normal; tab-stops: 49.65pt;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>We visit my parents every weekend. </span></b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; 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tab-stops: 49.65pt;"> <span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'><strong>We visit my parents <u>at</u> every weekend. </strong><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/40_457126aaf23a65c1331eea83d27fb7c4.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="37" height="36" id="40" style="width: 22px; height: 19px;" alt="red x, red cross" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/40_457126aaf23a65c1331eea83d27fb7c4.jpg"></a></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 49.65pt; tab-stops: 49.65pt;"> <br></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 49.65pt; line-height: normal; tab-stops: 49.65pt;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>We saw them<span style="color: rgb(247, 150, 70);"> </span>last Saturday.</span></b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-no-proof: yes; 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font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 49.65pt; tab-stops: 49.65pt;"> <span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'><strong>We saw them<span style="color: rgb(247, 150, 70);"> </span><u>on</u> last Saturday. </strong><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/40_457126aaf23a65c1331eea83d27fb7c4.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="37" height="36" id="40" style="width: 22px; height: 19px;" alt="red x, red cross" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/40_457126aaf23a65c1331eea83d27fb7c4.jpg"></a></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 49.65pt; tab-stops: 49.65pt;"> <b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'><br></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 49.65pt; tab-stops: 49.65pt;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>We're going skiing with them next February. </span></b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-no-proof: yes; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'><img width="22" height="17" alt="green check mark, tick mark" src="data:image/png;base64,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" border="0" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_13"></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 49.65pt; tab-stops: 49.65pt;"> <span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'><strong>We're going skiing with them <u>in</u> next February. </strong><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/40_457126aaf23a65c1331eea83d27fb7c4.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="37" height="36" id="40" style="width: 22px; height: 19px;" alt="red x, red cross" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/40_457126aaf23a65c1331eea83d27fb7c4.jpg"></a></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 49.65pt; tab-stops: 49.65pt;"> <br></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 49.65pt; line-height: normal; tab-stops: 49.65pt;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>Did you see him yesterday morning or are you meeting him today? </span></b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-no-proof: yes; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'><img width="22" height="17" alt="green check mark, tick mark" src="data:image/png;base64,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" border="0" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_14"></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 49.65pt; tab-stops: 49.65pt;"> <b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>Did you see him in the morning yesterday or in the afternoon? </span></b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-no-proof: yes; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'><img width="22" height="17" alt="green check mark, tick mark" src="data:image/png;base64,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" border="0" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_15"></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 49.65pt; tab-stops: 49.65pt;"> <strong><font face="arial" size="2">Did you see him <u>in</u> yesterday morning?</font> </strong><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/40_457126aaf23a65c1331eea83d27fb7c4.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="37" height="36" id="40" style="width: 22px; height: 19px;" alt="red x, red cross" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/40_457126aaf23a65c1331eea83d27fb7c4.jpg"></a></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 13.65pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: 36pt;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'><br></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 13.65pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: 36pt;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>Are you free tomorrow evening? </span></b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; 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tab-stops: 49.65pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'><br></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 49.65pt; tab-stops: 49.65pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'><br></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 49.65pt; tab-stops: 49.65pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>2. </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>We do not use a preposition with 'this' when it refers to the present time:</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 49.65pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>I had to work late last night so I slept a little longer this morning. [today]</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 49.65pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>I'm so busy this week. [the current week]</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 49.65pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>It's my 50<sup>th</sup> birthday this September. [September of the current year]</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'>However, when you use 'this' or 'that' in order to be very specific, we can add a preposition, although it is not necessary. For example:<span style="color: rgb(0, 176, 80);"> </span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 49.65pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>I told her I couldn't attend the training (<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">on</span>) <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">that</i> morning/afternoon/day. [the morning, afternoon or day previously mentioned]</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 49.65pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(250, 191, 143); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 49.65pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>(<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">In</span>) <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">that</i> month, we're going to Paris and (<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">in</span>) <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">this</i> month we're travelling to the south. [we already know which months we're talking about or we're looking at a calendar]</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>See also <span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);">Adverbs of time</span> and <span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);">Prepositions after expressions</span>.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB"><font face="Calibri"> </font></span></p></html> =====Uses and examples===== <html> <table style="border-collapse:collapse;border:none;mso-border-alt:solid #4F81BD 1.0pt; mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes"> <td width="125" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt 0px 0px 1pt; border-style: solid none none solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 93.6pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:white'> </span></b></p> </td> <td width="176" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt 0px 0px; border-style: solid none none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 131.75pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'>Meaning</span></b></p> </td> <td width="316" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt 1pt 0px 0px; border-style: solid solid none none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 236.75pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'>Examples</span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:1"> <td width="125" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 93.6pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>By</span></b></p> </td> <td width="176" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px; border-style: solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 131.75pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The end of a period of time.</span></b></p> </td> <td width="316" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 236.75pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>I need to finish this report <span style="color:#0000CC">by</span> Friday. [on or before Friday but no later]</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:#0000CC'>By</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Arial",sans-serif'> the time I get home, I'll be really hungry.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>He'll be a qualified doctor <span style="color:#0000CC">by</span> next summer.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:2"> <td width="125" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 0px 0px 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 93.6pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Until</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Till [an informal alternative]</span></b></p> </td> <td width="176" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 131.75pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Up to a point in time.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:#0000CC'>Note that </span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>'until' is more common than 'till' at the beginning of a sentence.</span></b></p> </td> <td width="316" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 236.75pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>We have <span style="color:#0000CC">until </span>tomorrow to find a replacement.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>We sat in the garden <span style="color:#0000CC">until</span> it started to rain.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:#0000CC'>Until</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Arial",sans-serif'> recently, Louise worked in London.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>I'm going to work <span style="color:#0000CC">till</span> 6 today.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>I can't wait <span style="color:#0000CC">till</span> lunchtime - I've got to eat something now.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:3"> <td width="125" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 93.6pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>From...until/till/to</span></b></p> </td> <td width="176" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px; border-style: solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 131.75pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Between two points in time.</span></b></p> </td> <td width="316" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 236.75pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>I'll be out of the office <span style="color:#0000CC">from</span> 2 <span style="color:#0000CC">till</span> 4.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:#0000CC'>From</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Arial",sans-serif'> January <span style="color:#0000CC">to</span> March the sales figures were excellent.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>It rained <span style="color:#0000CC">from </span>Saturday morning <span style="color:#0000CC">until</span> Sunday night.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:4"> <td width="125" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 0px 0px 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 93.6pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Between...(and)</span></b></p> </td> <td width="176" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 131.75pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Between two points in time.</span></b></p> </td> <td width="316" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 236.75pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Some people say we shouldn't eat <span style="color:#0000CC">between</span> meals. </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>I'll be out of the office <span style="color:#0000CC">between </span>2 <span style="color:#0000CC">and</span> 4.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:5;height:17.55pt"> <td width="125" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 93.6pt; height: 17.55pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Within</span></b></p> </td> <td width="176" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px; border-style: solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 131.75pt; height: 17.55pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Happening inside a period of time and no later.</span></b></p> </td> <td width="316" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 236.75pt; height: 17.55pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>We need to eat this yoghurt<span style="color:#FF0066"> </span><span style="color:#0000CC">within</span> two days of opening it.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>She expects to be promoted <span style="color:#0000CC">within</span> the next year.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The parcel will arrive <span style="color:#0000CC">within</span> a week.</span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:6"> <td width="125" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 0px 0px 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 93.6pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Throughout</span></b></p> </td> <td width="176" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 131.75pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>During an entire period of time.</span></b></p> </td> <td width="316" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 236.75pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>People arrived <span style="color:#0000CC">throughout</span> the day. </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>We're going to recruit new staff<span style="color:#D60093"> </span><span style="color:#0000CC">throughout </span>the year.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Everyone listened attentively <span style="color:#0000CC">throughout</span><span style="color:#FF0066"> </span>her presentation.</span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:7;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes"> <td width="125" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 93.6pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>During</span></b></p> </td> <td width="176" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px; border-style: solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 131.75pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 12.75pt; text-indent: -12.75pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>1. Throughout a period of time.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 12.75pt; text-indent: -12.75pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 12.75pt; text-indent: -12.75pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 12.75pt; text-indent: -12.75pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 12.75pt; text-indent: -12.75pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 12.75pt; text-indent: -12.75pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>2. A more specific period.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 12.75pt; text-indent: -12.75pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 12.75pt; text-indent: -12.75pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 12.75pt; text-indent: -12.75pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 12.75pt; text-indent: -12.75pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 12.75pt; text-indent: -12.75pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 12.75pt; text-indent: -12.75pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 12.75pt; text-indent: -12.75pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>3. An unspecified point within a period.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b></p> </td> <td width="316" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 236.75pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>This café is open <span style="color:#0000CC">during</span> the day but not <span style="color:#0000CC">at</span> night.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>I learned a lot about computers <span style="color:#0000CC">during</span> my time with that company.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:#0000CC'>During</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Arial",sans-serif'> the company's <u>first two</u> years, it was very successful. </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><strike>During</strike> For two years, the company was very successful. </span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>She was born <span style="color:#0000CC">during</span> the Second World War. </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>I sometimes wake up <span style="color:#0000CC">during</span> the night. </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>He called me <span style="color:#0000CC">during</span> the meeting.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: 58.5pt;"><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <br></html> [[en:grammar:home|{{ :file_-_back_3_.png?150 }}]]