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Lynn3 Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

Relative time

Would you define when those are?

1. up to now

2. as of late

3. sometime afterwhile

4. this past Tuesday

5. three weeks from now = after three weeks ?

Thanks,
  

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Hi, 1. up to now the past up to now 2. as of late the recent past 3.

— Clive

  • Hi, 1.
  • up to now the past up to now 2.
  • as of late the recent past 3.
  • sometime an unspecific time after a while after a short or medium period following a point in time 4.
  • this past Tuesday the most recent Tuesday in the past 5.
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Hi,

1. up to now the past up to now

2. as of late the recent past

3. sometime an unspecific time after a while after a short or medium period following a point in time

4. this past Tuesday the most recent Tuesday in the
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Hi!

4. this past Tuesday the most recent Tuesday in the past --can I also say " this Tuesday"?

Thanks,

Lynn
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Hi Lynn,

this past Tuesday the most recent Tuesday in the past --can I also say " this Tuesday"?

Yes, as long as you use a past tense. With a future-oriented tense, it would refer to the closest Tuesday in the future.

You could also just say 'Tuesday'. eg I called
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