Times and dates in English

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Other time expressions

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

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now
then

immediately or straight away
soon

earlier
later

five minutes ago
an hour ago
a week ago
two weeks ago
a month ago
a year ago
a long time ago

in ten minutes' time or in ten minutes
in an hour's time or in an hour
in a week's time or in a week
in ten days' time or in ten days
in three weeks' time or in three weeks
in two months' time or in two months
in ten years' time or in ten years

the previous day
the previous week
the previous month
the previous year

the following day
the following week
the following month
the following year