Until/By
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I'm staying in London BY/UNTIL next Friday.
Correct: I'm staying in London UNTIL next Friday.
We use UNTIL when we talk about an ongoing event or current event, that is about to continue until some point in the future.
It's twelve to six.
If the number of minutes cannot be divided by the number 5, you must say minutes.
It's twelve minutes to six.
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I had to work a lot DURING/WITHIN the Christmas holidays.
Correct: I had to work a lot DURING the Christmas holidays.
During is the Czech equivalent to "během". It suggests that something is/was happening within a specific time frame.
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AT ONCE/ALL AT ONCE he found himself all alone, wandering through the night.
Correct: ALL AT ONCE he found himself all alone, wandering through the night.
ALL AT ONCE means suddenly, while AT ONCE means all together.
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I can't hang out with you for NEXT/THE NEXT month - I will be on a business trip in India.
Correct: I can't hang out with you for THE NEXT month - I will be on a business trip in India.
If we mean month as a four-week-long period, we use THE NEXT MONTH, if as a whole month (January), we use NEXT MONTH.
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Carol should have waited UNTIL/DURING Tuesday to buy a new car. There will be huge sales on Tuesday.Correct: Carol should have waited UNTIL Tuesday to buy a new car.
We use UNTIL when we talk about an ongoing event or current event, that is about to continue until some point in the future.
Meet me at nineteen twenty.
We do not use the numbers 13-24 when telling time. It is only used in TV or for example when announcing the time train leaves.
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DURING/WITHIN last 3 Czenglish lessons we realized Czenglish is the best course in the English Department.
Correct: WITHIN last 3 Czenglish lessons we realized Czenglish is the best course in the English Department.
If we talk about a time frame after which there is a specific result, we must use within.
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We both shouted the correct answer AT ONCE/ALL AT ONCE.
Correct: We both shouted the correct answer AT ONCE.
ALL AT ONCE means suddenly, while AT ONCE means all together.
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I cannot wait until NEXT/THE NEXT month. July will be awesome!
Correct: I cannot wait until NEXT month. July will be awesome!
If we mean month as a four-week-long period, we use THE NEXT MONTH, if as a whole month (January), we use NEXT MONTH.
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The novelist had hoped to finish his book UNTIL/BY the end of the year, but he hadn't.
Correct: The novelist had hoped to finish his book BY the end of the year, but he hadn't.
We use BY to talk about a deadline when something will happen before that time.
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My guitar lesson starts at half four.Nowadays "past" can be omitted from the sentence, however only in an informal speech.
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She became a famous artist DURING/WITHIN just one night.
Correct: She became a famous artist WITHIN just one night.
If we talk about a time frame after which there is a specific result, we must use within.
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AT ONCE/ALL AT ONCE she became angry with me without telling me what's happened. When I asked she said the notorious "nothing".
Correct: ALL AT ONCE she became angry with me without telling me what's happened. When I asked she said the notorious "nothing".
ALL AT ONCE means suddenly, while AT ONCE means all together.
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I will still be broke for NEXT/THE NEXT week so I can't go to the pub with you next Monday.
Correct: I will still be broke for THE NEXT week so I can't go to the pub with you next Wednesday.
If we mean week as a 7-day-long period, we use THE NEXT week.