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Phrases and idioms using the word ‘time’
Other phrases with the word ‘time’ include:
Having the time of my life – having an amazing time (‘Are you enjoying the concert?’ ‘Yes, I’m having the time of my life!’)
A race against time – a situation where you have to rush to finish something (‘It was a race against time to finish the essay before the deadline’)
To be / run out of time – to have no time left, when you have missed a deadline or come to the end of a time limitation (“I didn’t finish the exam – I ran out of time”), to be out of step with the musical rhythm (“He is a terrible dancer, he is always out of time”)
To be running out of time – to have little time left (“Hurry up, you’re running out of time”)
Take your time – don’t hurry (“Take your time – there’s no rush, there’re not expecting us until 9pm”)
Taking your own sweet time – taking a long time to do something (“He’s taking his own sweet time about it, isn’t he? The job should’ve been finished on Tuesday”) – usually said with annoyance about someone when they are taking too long to do something.
Behind the times – old-fashioned, not up-to-date (‘He can’t even use a computer, he’s really behind the times’)
To have time – Do you have enough time (to do something)? (“Have you got time to help me fix the car?” / “We could drop them off at my house first, if we’ve got time”)
In the nick of time – at the last moment, just before the deadline (‘I caught the train in the nick of time, seconds before it left the station’)
To stand the test of time – to continue successfully for a long time (This film is still relevant today – it has really stood the test of time’)
To have time on your hands – to have a lot of spare time, to have too much free time (‘He is always gossiping with his colleagues – he must have a lot of time on his hands’)
Exercises for Practicing English Tenses
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in parentheses:
a. She _____________ (read) the book before she saw the movie.
b. I _______________ (study) for my exam all day yesterday.
c. They _______________ (be) married for ten years next month.
d. He _______________ (play) soccer every Saturday morning.
e. The train _______________ (leave) in ten minutes.
Exercise 2: Rewrite the following sentences in a different tense:
a. She is eating breakfast.
b. He will be taking the test tomorrow.
c. They have been studying for hours.
d. I had never been to Paris before.
e. We will have been living here for two years next month.
Exercise 3: Choose the correct verb tense to complete the following sentences:
a. I _____________ (am, will be) going to the concert tonight.
b. She _____________ (watches, is watching) TV right now.
c. They _____________ (have been, had been) to that restaurant before.
d. He _____________ (has, had) already finished his homework.
e. We _____________ (were, are) planning to go on vacation next month.
Exercise 4: Create sentences using the following verb tenses:
a. present continuous
c. present perfect
d. future perfect
e. past continuous
Remember to use the correct form of the verb for the subject and tense you are using.
By practicing these exercises, you will become more comfortable and confident using different tenses in English.
ANSWER:
Exercise 1:
- a. She had read the book before she saw the movie.
- b. I studied for my exam all day yesterday.
- c. They will have been married for ten years next month.
- d. He plays soccer every Saturday morning.
- e. The train is leaving in ten minutes.
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