By and until | Grammar exercise

Complete the following sentences using by or until.

1. I will keep asking …………………. you send my

payment.
by
until

2. The shop is open ...................... 9 pm.

by
until

3. They said that they would finish the job

…………………. Friday.
by
until

4. I waited for him ……………….. 12 o’clock and

then I went home.
until
by

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5. I will be staying in this city ………………… the

end of this month.
by
until

6. I will be home …………………. five o’clock.

by
until

7. ……………….. the end of the party, everybody

was drunk.
By
Until

8. I will be in bed ……………….. the time you get

home.
by
until

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9. I will be ready ………………… the time you

arrive.
by
until

10. I will wait here …………………. you come back.

until
by

Answers
1. I will keep asking until you send my payment.

2. The shop is open until 9 pm.

3. They said that they would finish the job by Friday.

4. I waited for him until 12 o’clock and then I went home.

5. I will be staying in this city until the end of this month.

6. I will be home by five o’clock.

7. By the end of the party, everybody was drunk.

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8. I will be in bed by the time you get home.

9. I will be ready by the time you arrive.

10. I will wait here until you come back.

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