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Napoleonponapa Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

Adverd of time

I am so confused about the adverb of time ( duration and point in time)

1) I am going to study english in 3 years.

2) I am going to study english in the next 3 years.

3) I am going to study english for the next 3 years.

4) I am going to study english for 3 years.

5) I am going to study english over 3 years.

6) I am going to study english over the next 3 years

7) I am going to study english during 3 years.

8) I am going to study english during the next 3 years.

9) I am going to study english within 3 years.

10) I am going to study english within the next 3 years.

What is the difference among them? which one is duration and which one is point in time?

Thank you so much for kind help
  

Top answer

This is the year 2009. 1) I will start in 2012 2) I will start, and maybe stop, some time from 2009 to 2012. 3) I will study English from 2009-2012 4) I don't know when I will start, but it will last 3 years.

— Prof Dunc

  • This is the year 2009.
  • 1) I will start in 2012 2) I will start, and maybe stop, some time from 2009 to 2012.
  • 3) I will study English from 2009-2012 4) I don't know when I will start, but it will last 3 years.
  • 5) Same as 4, but can include long breaks.
  • 6) I will start in 2009, and end in 2012.
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This is the year 2009.

1) I will start in 2012

2) I will start, and maybe stop, some time from 2009 to 2012.

3) I will study English from 2009-2012

4) I don't know when I will start, but it will last 3 years.

5) Same as 4, but can include long breaks.

6) I will start in 2009, and end in 2012. It can include long breaks.

7) Looks grama
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Thank you so much.

for #2. some people say it is the same as #1. will start in 2012. is it true?
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