Time Expressions: Using Popular Expressions of Time in English Sentences

Learn Time Expressions in English. Here is a list of the different expressions of time in English.

Popular Time Expressions

Here are some words and expressions to refer to time.

Time Expressions Used in the Past

• Yesterday
• Last week
• Last month
• Last year
• A little while ago
• An hour ago
• This morning
• In the past
• A long times ago
• The day before yesterday
• Recently
• In 1991
• When I was born
• When I was young
• One week ago

Expressions of Time Used in the Present

• Today
• This week
• This month
• This year
• At the moment
• Now
• At this time
• Nowadays
• These days
• Right now
• As we speak

Expressions of Time Used in the Future

• Tomorrow
• Next week
• Next month
• Next year
• In an hour
• Soon
• In the near future
• Later this evening
• In the future
• Way off in the future
• The day after tomorrow
• Eventually

Time Expressions Examples

• The cheque was posted to your home address yesterday.
• A little while ago I had started to go out with another woman.
• We only got back from Scotland the day before yesterday.
• My parents were very strict with me when I was young.
• I can’t afford to spend any more money this week.
• Jenny’s not here at the moment. Can I take a message? (Expressions for Talking on the Phone)
• Nowadays a lot of people work from home.
• I’m sorry, but I’m busy right now.
• I will enter my task tomorrow.
• We’re going on holiday next month.
• We hope to move to the country in the near future.
• The new design will eventually replace all existing models.

Expressions of Time in English | Infographic

Time Expressions in English