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    This document provides information about different periods of time in English, including: - Exact periods like 60 seconds in a minute, 12 months in a year, etc. It also notes that a fortnight is 2 weeks in the UK. - Approximate periods like "it'll take weeks" or "for years and years" which emphasize how long something takes. - Phrases used to describe how long something takes, like "You're late - I've been waiting ages!" - Words to talk about time in the past ("ancient times") or present ("nowadays"). - Common ways to specify a period of time between two points, such as "from Thursday to Monday"

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    This document provides information about different periods of time in English, including: - Exact periods like 60 seconds in a minute, 12 months in a year, etc. It also notes that a fortnight is 2 weeks in the UK. - Approximate periods like "it'll take weeks" or "for years and years" which emphasize how long something takes. - Phrases used to describe how long something takes, like "You're late - I've been waiting ages!" - Words to talk about time in the past ("ancient times") or present ("nowadays"). - Common ways to specify a period of time between two points, such as "from Thursday to Monday"

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    This document provides information about different periods of time in English, including: - Exact periods like 60 seconds in a minute, 12 months in a year, etc. It also notes that a fortnight is 2 weeks in the UK. - Approximate periods like "it'll take weeks" or "for years and years" which emphasize how long something takes. - Phrases used to describe how long something takes, like "You're late - I've been waiting ages!" - Words to talk about time in the past ("ancient times") or present ("nowadays"). - Common ways to specify a period of time between two points, such as "from Thursday to Monday"

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    P e r i o d s of t i m e

    Exact periods of time


    60 seconds in a minute

    12 months in a year

    60 minutes in an hour

    10 years in a decade

    24 hours in a day

    100 years in a century

    7 days in a week

    1000 years in a millennium

    Also, in the UK a fortnight is 2 weeks.


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    Approximate periods of time


    Sometimes the words for exact periods of time are also used to talk about
    approximate periods of time. Usually, this kind of phrase emphasizes how long
    something is taking.
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    He

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    Other phrases used for talking about how long something takes
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    Will the builders be here long? Yes, they only started a short time ago.
    She

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    oupresently/shortly.

    Periods of time in the past and present


    These phrases are used to talk in a general way about time in the past or in the
    present:
    Punk music was popular in the late 1970s and early 80s.
    Our house was built in the mid-sixties.
    The hospital dates from the turn of the century (= the beginning of the century).
    Electric lights were invented near the end of the nineteenth century. Greek
    civilization was one of the most important in ancient times.
    Medical science has developed enormously in modern times.
    I love to hear Grandpa talk about the old days (= the time when he was young). In
    those days it was very difficult to travel across Africa.
    Everyone seems to be on the Internet nowadays/these days.
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    A period of time from one point of time to another point


    Here are some common ways of saying this:
    We stayed in Brussels from Thursday to Monday.
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    kuntil/till half past five.
    (US): The performances are Monday through/thru Friday (= they are on
    Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday).

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