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Guyper Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

I wake up a few minutes later

1. "I'll arrive in 10 minutes"

2. "I woke up a few minutes later"

Hi, why is the preposition, "in" not needed in the second sentence compared to the first one?

Thank you
  

Top answer

In the first one, the speaker will arrive at a given time. In the second, the speaker woke up later than a known time .

— Fivejedjon

  • In the first one, the speaker will arrive at a given time.
  • In the second, the speaker woke up later than a known time .
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In the first one, the speaker will arrive at a given time.
In the second, the speaker woke up later than a known time.
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Future time:

He will wake up a few minutes later than me. (A few minutes after I wake up)
He will wake up in a few minutes. (A few minutes from the present time)

Past time:

He woke up before / after / at 7 am.
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