TIME ADVERBS & PREPOSITIONS 2

Estudiante: Wendy Copaja Portugal Codigo: 2019-117918

1. DURING + NOUN
 During English class I remembered the day of my meeting with the doctor.
 They played soccer during the class break.

2. WHILE + SUBJECT + VERB

2.1.Specific period of time
 I walked at the university while i was waiting the bus this morning.
 I had fun while you were traveling with your parents on holidays.

2.2.During the time that

 I got your message while I was driving.
 She looked my dog while I was shopping.

2.3.Happens during a time

 While they were paying attention to clases you were distracted.
 While she answered the pone you were washing the dishes.

2.4.Two things were happening during same period time

 While I´m doing my homework I will study for the test.
 While I´m driving the bicycle this morning I ´ll buy bread for the breakfast.

3. AS + SUBJECT + VERB, ETC

3.1.Happening throughout or within a specified period of time
 As they practiced the exercsises, they had more oportunities.
 As I told you the true, I felt bad about myself.
3.2.At exactly the same time as…
 As I was going through my things I found the keys.
 As she was driving all the night they slept peacefully.

4. JUST AS + SUBJECT + VERB

 Just as they were leaving the teacher arrived.
 Jus as I was staring to study the doobell rang.

5. OVER + NOUN / PERIOD OF TIME

 Over the next few minutes I saw her dancing.
 Over the years he grew strong and healthy.

6. THROUGHOUT + NOUN / PERIOD OF TIME

 She complained throughout the journey.
 They worked very well throughout the class.

7. FOR + PERIOD OF TIME

 We´re going to travel to Brasil for two weeks.
 I´m going to study here for four years.

8. SINCE + POINT IN TIME

 They have been dating since December.
 I´ve been buying implements for my savior backpack since Monday that was the earthquake.
 9. EVER SINCE + POINT IN TIME
 He´s been upset ever since I joked about himself.
 This family have been in bad situation ever since the father lost his job.

10. PAST SIMPLE+ PERIOD OF TIME + AGO

 It happened a long time ago.
 We moved house two years ago.

11. PAST PERFERCT + BEFORE

 I must confirm what I´d said about the news before.
 I bought a car because I´d walked at the university before.

12. PAST PERFECT + PERIOD OF TIME + BEFORE

 I called her because I´d met her two weeks before.
 I ran by this Street because I´d known it three months before.

13. PRESENT PERFECT + BEFORE

 She´d spoken with him before.
 I´ve known this avenue before.

14. BEFOREHAND
 I was prepared because I´d studied for the exam before.
 They were tired because They´d worked extra hour before.

15. PREVIOUSLY
 He has worked as a teacher previously.
 Have you heard about the news previously?

16. LATER (ON)

16.1 at a time in the future.
 I will do my homework later on.
 She will break with him boyfriend later on.

16.2. at the time after the time being referred to.

 A few days later on 11 September the world was in shock.
 A few weeks later on the earthquake the city was rebuilding.