Unit 5 Leisure time
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Long ago always next Friday
10. My neighbour …………………….. likes to read magazines in her spare time.
11. The pupils will go on an excursion ………………………… .
12. ………………………. , people watched less television.
Activity 11 – I learn: Adverbs of time (‘before’ and ‘after’).
Zeena: Please play this video game with me, Nilesh.
Nilesh: I don’t know how to play this game. I have never played it before.
Zeena: I’ll show you how to play it. It’s very easy.
Nilesh: I’ll nish eating my biscuits rst. You can show me how to play it after.
These two friends are enjoying their free
time. Read the text and pay attention to
the words in bold.
'Before' and 'after' are being used as adverbs of time.
Adverbs of time tell us when an action happened. When
'before' and 'after' are used as adverbs of time, they are not
followed by any noun.
Grammar