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Numbers, Time & Dates
Cardinal and ordinal numbers, telling the time, days of the week, and months of the year
Time clauses: before / after / when / until
I'll call you before I leave / She cried after she heard the news
Time clauses: as soon as / once
As soon as I arrive, I'll call / Once she finishes, we can eat
Expressing frequency precisely
three times a week / twice a day / every other day / once a month
Duration: spend time + -ing
I spent two hours studying / She spent the morning cleaning the house
Duration: it takes + time
It takes 30 minutes / It took three days to finish / How long does it take?
How often / How long / How many times
How often do you exercise? / How long did it take? / How many times have you been?
Numerical approximation: roughly / approximately
roughly 200 people, approximately $5,000, about half the class
Proportions: double / triple / half
half the price / twice as expensive / three times as fast — comparative
Expressing age, height, weight
She is 1.65 metres tall / He weighs 70 kilos / at the age of thirty
Dates: British vs American format
15th March 2025 (British) / March 15, 2025 (American) — different order
