3.8. gy. A1 (példák)

fast adjective /fɑːst/ gyors, sebes

fast cars

a fast swimmer

Computers are getting faster all the time.

The fast train to London takes less than an hour.

long adjective /lɒŋ/ 1 hosszú, hosszan tartó, hosszadalmas (idő)

a long film/meeting

I've been waiting a long time.

It's a long time since I worked there.

Apparently the sessions are an hour long.

quick adjective /kwɪk/ 1 gyors (sebes) (pl. vmilyen cselekvés)

I tried to catch him but he was too quick for me.

He was very quick to answer.

short adjective /ʃɔːt/ 2 rövid (időben)

a short film/visit

He's grown so much in such a short time.

I work much better if I take a short break every hour or so.

all determiner, pronoun /ɔːl/ 2 egész (időtartam)

I've been studying all day.

It's rained all week.

I've been waiting all afternoon for him to call.

between preposition /bɪˈtwiːn/ 2 között, közé (idő)

You shouldn't eat between meals.

There is a break of ten minutes between classes.

The shop is closed for lunch between 12.30 and 1.30.

for preposition /fɔːr/ 2 vmennyi ideje/ideig/időre; vmilyen távolságnyit

She's out of the office for a few days next week.

I'm just going to rest for an hour or so.

I haven't played tennis for years.

We drove for miles without seeing anyone.

from preposition /frɒm/ 3 -tól, -től (kezdeti/keletkezési időpont)

Drinks will be served from seven o'clock.

Most of the paintings in this room date from the seventeenth century.

The museum is open from 9.30 to 6.00 Tuesday to Sunday.

in preposition /ɪn/ 2 -ban, -ben-, folyamán

We're going to Italy in April.

I started working here in 2007.

Life in the 19th century was very different from what it is now.

She was a brilliant gymnast in her youth.

I haven't had a decent night's sleep in years/ages.

until preposition /ʌnˈtɪl/ also: till 1 -ig (egy időpontig)

I'm staying here until the end of June.

The show will be on until the end of the month.

I was working until past midnight.