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Prepositions

Prepositions of time and date:

After,afterwards:

after is a preposition.(we'll be back after a little break).

afterwards is an adverb.(we'll be back afterwards).

from,since:

from can be used for time and place.(I study from 8:00 in the morning to midday)

since can only be used for time.(they have been in Paris since 1st January).

since,for:

since is used with a point in time(he has been talking to me on the phone since 7:00).

for is used with a period of time.(he has been talking to me on the phone for half an hour.)

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1.

would

the

be

friend.

my

I

I

met

moment

From

you

you

knew

2.

my

you

lady

.

After

3.

We

television

afterwards.

watched

4.

since

My

friend

Algiers

in

1st.

August,

been

has

5.

6:00.

He

yoga

been

practising

since

has

6.

a

I

him

long

seen

haven't

time.

for

7.

since

My

hasn't

this

birthday.

mother

cooked

meal

my

5th

8.

a

worked

long

time.

He

narrator

for

as

a

has

9.

this

has

She

1990.

car

driven

since

10.

She

left

afterwards.