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Napoleonponapa Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

Time phrase with " to go" , "left" and " away"

Don't rush, 1) we still have another two hours.

2) we still have two hours to go.

3) we still have two hours left.

4) we still have two hours away.

5) we still have two hours from now.

Are they the same meaning?

Thank you so much for your help.
  

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1, 2 and 3 are all fine and mean pretty much the same thing. 4 and 5 are not right. You can use "two hours away" and "two hours from now", but not in this particular sentence structure.

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  • 4 and 5 are not right.
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1, 2 and 3 are all fine and mean pretty much the same thing.

4 and 5 are not right. You can use "two hours away" and "two hours from now", but not in this particular sentence structure. You could say:

"The deadline is still two hours away."

"The show starts two hours from now."
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