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.

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Time Expressions in English

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Last Updated on August 16, 2019

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