Specifying the day
| the day before yesterday | |
| yesterday | |
| today | |
| tomorrow | |
| the day after tomorrow |
Specifying the time of day
Specifying the week, month, or year
| last week | |
| last month | |
| last year | |
| this week | |
| this month | |
| this year | |
| next week | |
| next month | |
| next year | |
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Other time expressions
Duration
Duration in English is usually expressed using the word for, as in the following examples:
| I lived in Canada for six months | |
| I've worked here for nine years | |
| I'm going to France tomorrow for two weeks | |
| we were swimming for a long time |
Frequency
| never | |
| rarely | |
| occasionally | |
| sometimes | |
| often or frequently | |
| usually or normally | |
| always | |
| every day or daily | |
| every week or weekly | |
| every month or monthly | |
| every year or yearly | |