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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

until/ by

0what's the difference between the use of "until" and "by"?..In the coursebook that we are using there is an exercise where we have to choose which one to use and according to the key it says:02br
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00I have to type 15 letters 01u00by02u00 4 o'clock.02br
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00she worked 01u00until 02u007 o'clock.02br
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00But how do we understand when and where to use "until" and "by"..pls help:)0-
  

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0 In the first sentence, you have to complete these letters by the time of four o'clock. 02br 02br 01b 00The postman arrived by 9 o'clock in the morning02b 00 - he arrived before or at this time (by this time}02br 01b 00The postman works until 3 o'clock in the afternoon02b 00 - he works up to the time of 3 o'clock 0-

— Feebs11

  • 0 In the first sentence, you have to complete these letters by the time of four o'clock.
  • 02br 02br 01b 00The postman arrived by 9 o'clock in the morning02b 00 - he arrived before or at this time (by this time}02br 01b 00The postman works until 3 o'clock in the afternoon02b 00 - he works up to the time of 3 o'clock 0-
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0 In the first sentence, you have to complete these letters by the time of four o'clock. 02br
00In the second sentence, she worked up to the time of 7 o'clock.02br
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01b00The postman arrived by 9 o'clock in the morning02b00 - he arrived before or at this time (by this time}02br
01b00The postman works until 3 o'clock in the
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0I have to type 15 letters 01u00by02u00 4 o'clock. = I have to finish typing the letters before the time limit. The time limit is 4 o'clock. 02br
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00she worked 01u00until 02u007 o'clock. = She was working. She stopped working at 7 o'clock.02br
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