- the exact time of evening and night [closed]
I wonder what the exact times of the following words are: morning, noon, afternoon, evening, night, mid-night What's the difference between at night and in the night?
- time - Using present perfect tense with today - English Language . . .
Can I use the present perfect tense with this week, this month, this year, or today? For example, I've spoken to her today She's been in Paris this year
- Possessive s for referring to time - English Language Learners Stack . . .
I'm a bit confused Is it possible to use possessive 's this way: - morning's news (instead of the morning news); - morning's accident (instead of the morning accident); Let me explain how I consi
- Get back vs go back vs come back vs arrive vs return
get back come back arrive (usually has a qualifier to not be ambiguous) These are from the perspective of the future destination, travelling from go back return These are from the perspective of the current location, travelling to In general, it does not matter if you are at the destination My Mother told me to " Come back home" Your Mom is at home, you are not I go back to work tomorrow
- future tense - will submit or will be submitting - English Language . . .
Which one is appropiate? I will submit my assignments by tonight I will be submitting my assignments by tonight I want to express that before the end of the day, I will submit my assignments
- Is this correct sentence Where have you been yesterday?
The correct phrasing is, "Where were you yesterday?" "Have been" is continuous, so it doesn't make sense to use it with "yesterday", which is one specific time You can say, "Where have you been the last few days?", but NOT "Where have you been yesterday?" "Did be" is simply not used by native speakers I don't know that it violates any general rule, but no one says that
- Breakfast + lunch = brunch ; lunch + dinner = linner ; breakfast . . .
Lunch: midday Dinner Supper: early evening (although dinner can also be noon to early-afternoon especially on Sundays and holidays, and whether the evening meal is called dinner or supper varies regionally as well ) If the meal falls outside the "normal" time-frame it is modified: late dinner, late breakfast, early lunch, late lunch
- politeness - Is it alright to say good afternoon Sirs and Madams in a . . .
When politely greeting one person, we can say "good morning afternoon evening", and possibly add "sir" for a man, or "madam" for a woman, although these are now very old-fashioned in Western countries, except for e g royalty, judges in court, etc "Sir" and "madam" do not have plurals
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