📝 Daily Practice
🎯 Lesson Goal
This lesson teaches you how to use time expressions to talk about when actions happen in the past, present, and future. You will learn common phrases and how to use them correctly to improve your communication about schedules, plans, and experiences.
🧠 Grammar Focus
Time expressions are words or phrases that tell us when something happens. We use them to give clear information about time in sentences. Common time expressions include words like ‘yesterday,’ ‘last week,’ ‘now,’ ‘tomorrow,’ and ‘in the evening.’ You can use time expressions with different tenses to make your meaning clear. For example, use past time expressions with the past simple: ‘I visited the museum last month.’ Use future time expressions with will or going to: ‘I will call you tomorrow.’ Time expressions help in work and travel to give exact times or dates. The basic idea is: put the time expression close to the verb or at the start/end of the sentence. Examples: I finished work early yesterday. She is meeting her friend this afternoon. They will travel next year.
📖 Short Reading
Anna works in a busy office. Yesterday, she finished her report in the morning, but she had a meeting in the afternoon. Today, she is answering emails all day. Tomorrow, Anna will start a new project with her team. She feels excited about the future and wants to finish tasks on time. Last week, she missed a meeting because she was sick. This evening, Anna plans to relax and watch a movie. She knows that using time expressions helps her explain her work schedule clearly. Anna often talks about her plans with her colleagues so they can work better together.
✏️ Exercise 1 – Fill in the Blanks
1. He finished his homework ____ yesterday. (now / yesterday / tomorrow)
2. We will meet ____ next week. (yesterday / last month / next week)
3. She is working hard ____ this morning. (yesterday / this morning / last year)
4. They ____ a meeting tomorrow. (have / had / will have)
5. I went to the gym ____ last night. (next week / last night / this evening)
6. Anna ____ a new project last month. (starts / started / will start)
7. He is going to finish his work ____ this evening. (yesterday / tomorrow / this evening)
8. We ____ lunch together tomorrow. (have / had / will have)
🔗 Exercise 2 – Matching
1. Yesterday
2. Tomorrow
3. Last week
4. This evening
5. Next year
6. Meeting
✅ Exercise 3 – Multiple Choice
1. When did she finish her report?
2. What will Anna do next week?
3. When are they having a meeting?
4. Which is a correct time expression for the future?
5. Anna missed the meeting because she was sick when?
6. What is Anna doing this evening?
📝 Writing Practice
1. Write about an important event you experienced last week. Use time expressions to describe when it happened.
2. Describe your plans for tomorrow. Use time expressions to tell what you will do and when.
3. Explain how you organize your daily schedule using time expressions. Mention at least three different times.
📚 Key Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| yesterday | the day before today |
| this morning | the morning of today |
| last week | the week before this one |
| tomorrow | the day after today |
| this evening | the evening of today |
| next year | the year after this one |
| meeting | a time when people talk about work |
| project | a planned piece of work |
| schedule | a plan of activities with times |
| excited | happy and eager about something |
🔎 Answer Key
- exercise_1_fill_blanks: 1.yesterday 2.next week 3.this morning 4.will have 5.last night 6.started 7.this evening 8.will have
- exercise_2_matching: 1.Yesterday – The day before today 2.Tomorrow – The day after today 3.Last week – The week before this one 4.This evening – The evening of today 5.Next year – The year after this one 6.Meeting – A time for people to discuss work
- exercise_3_multiple_choice: 1.Yesterday morning 2.Start a new project 3.Tomorrow 4.Tomorrow 5.Last week 6.Relaxing and watching a movie
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