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 Prepositions of time • We use few with plural countable nouns when there are not

at at six o’clock / at half past two enough of them.
at noon/night/midnight/midday There are very few tomatoes left.
at the weekend
at breakfast/lunch/dinner For emphasis we can use:
• very, so, too + little/few
at fifteen / at the age of twenty NOTE There’s very little milk in my coffee.
at the moment
• only + a little / a few
in in the morning/afternoon/evening He’s got only a few friends.
in April When some, any, much, many, a lot, lots, a little,
in spring/winter/autumn/summer a few are used as pronouns, they are not followed
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in 2006 / in the 20 century by nouns.
in my free time Do you have any money? No, I don’t have any.
I don’t need any more hats. I have lots.
on on Friday
on Friday morning/afternoon, etc.
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 Past Progressive
during I met him during my trip to Venice.
Affirmative
after She left after lunch.
I/He/She/It was working
before He arrived before midnight. We/You/They were working
from... Negative
till/until/to We usually work from nine till/until/to five.
I/He/She/It wasn’t working
 Quantifiers (some / any / no / much / many / We/You/They weren’t working
a lot of / lots of / (a) little / (a) few)
Questions
• We use some + uncountable / plural countable nouns in
affirmative sentences and offers. Was I/he/she/it working?
There is some orange juice in the fridge. Were we/you/they working?
Would you like some chips?
• We use any + uncountable / plural countable nouns in • We use the Past Progressive:
questions and negative sentences. - for actions that were happening at a specific point in time
Is there any orange juice in the fridge? in the past.
There aren’t any chips on the table. I was watching TV at seven o’clock yesterday evening.
• We use no (= not any) + uncountable / plural countable - to set the scene in a story.
nouns in affirmative sentences to give a negative meaning. Jill was walking in the forest and it was raining.
There is no cheese in the fridge. (= There isn’t any cheese - for actions that were happening at the same time in the
in the fridge.) past. In this case, we usually use while.
• We use much with uncountable nouns, in questions While I was watching TV, my father was cooking.
and negative sentences.  Past Simple vs Past Progressive
We don’t have much money. Time clauses (when, while, as, as soon as)
• We use many with plural countable nouns, usually in
questions and negative sentences. • We use the Past Progressive and the Past Simple in the same
There aren’t many books in the bookcase. sentence when one action interrupted another in the past.
We use the Past Progressive for the longer action and the
• We use a lot of / lots of with uncountable and plural Past Simple for the shorter action. In this case we usually
countable nouns, usually in affirmative sentences. use while, when or as.
There is a lot of coffee in my cup. As/While I was driving, I saw a cat in the street.
There are lots of apples in the fridge.
I was sleeping when the telephone rang.
• We use a little with uncountable nouns in affirmative
sentences. We use as soon as with the Past Simple.
There is a little cheese on the table. NOTE As soon as they left, we started cleaning up the
• We use a few with plural countable nouns in affirmative house.
sentences.
There are a few books on the table.
• We use little with uncountable nouns when there’s not
enough of something.
We’ve got very little time.

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