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Grammar and Idioms For Young People

When Will it or Did it Happen? Speaking about Time

There is today, the day before yesterday, the day after tomorrow, this coming Thursday, last Thursday, next Saturday, last Saturday, the week after next, the week before last ... which day is which?

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Look at the calendar above. Let's say that today is the 15th.

Yesterday was the 14th. Tomorrow is the 16th.
The day before yesterday was the 13th. You can also say, "this past Monday."
The day after tomorrow is the 17th. You can also say, "this Friday" or "this coming Friday." (The word "coming" makes it a little more exact.)
For any day from the 15th through the 21st (one week from the 15th), you can say, "this __________" or "this coming ___________."
For any day from the 14th to the 9th, you can say, " last ___________" or "this past _____________."

When you say, "this coming" and "this past," you avoid confusion. If you say "next" or "last" when the day is inside the present week, your meaning might be confused with the next or the previous week.

For the 22nd, say "next Wednesday."
For the 23rd, you can say, "the Thursday after this coming one" or "the Thursday after this one"
For the 30th, you can say, "two weeks from this Thursday."
For the 8th,  say "last Wednesday."
For the 1st, you can say, "the Wednesday before last."
For the Wednesday before that one, you can say, "three weeks ago" or "exactly three weeks ago."
             


Now Let's Speak the Calendar

Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
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1: two weeks ago
2: the Thursday before last
3: the Friday before last
4: the Saturday before last
5: last Sunday or the Sunday before last
6: last Monday or the Monday before last
7: last Tuesday
8: last Wednesday
9: this past Thursday or last Thursday
10: this past Friday or last Friday
11: this past Saturday or last Saturday
12: this past Sunday or last Sunday
13: the day before yesterday or this past Monday
14: yesterday
15: Today
16: tomorrow
17: the day after tomorrow or this Friday
18: this Saturday
19: this Sunday
20: this coming Monday
21: this coming Tuesday
22: next Wednesday
23: next Thursday or the Thursday after this one
24 next Friday or the Friday after this one
25: next Saturday or the Saturday after this one
26: the Sunday after this coming one
27: the Monday after next
28: the Tuesday after next
29: two weeks from today
30: two weeks from tomorrow






           



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