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🎙Mistake Break Podcast - Episode 16 

Exercises

Exercise 1: Complete each sentence using the correct time phrase: in + [time] or [time] + from now.

  1. I need to finish this report ____ three days.

  2. The meeting starts ten minutes ____.

  3. ____ a few weeks' time, the renovation will be finished.

  4. She expects to graduate two years ____.

  5. Don't worry, the bus will arrive ____ just a moment.

Spot the Difference: Correcting Future Time Prepositions

Exercise: Read each sentence. If the phrase marking the future time is incorrect, fix it using the word in. If the sentence is correct, write "Correct."

  1. I'll call you back after an hour.

  2. The new policy will take effect in six months.

  3. They'll move to London after a month.

  4. I hope to buy a new car after five years' time.

  5. The movie will start after ten minutes.

Exercise 1 Answer Key:

  1. I need to finish this report in three days.

  2. The meeting starts ten minutes from now.

  3. In a few weeks' time, the renovation will be finished.

  4. She expects to graduate two years from now.

  5. Don't worry, the bus will arrive in just a moment.

Exercise 2 Answer Key:

  1. I'll call you back in an hour.

  2. Correct.

  3. They'll move to London in a month.

  4. I hope to buy a new car in five years' time.

  5. The movie will start in ten minutes.


Script:

Today, let's look at how we talk about the future. Listen to this very common error:

"My exams are finished. After a week, we're going to Italy."

The mistake here is the word after. When you're measuring a period of time from now— I mean the moment you are speaking— we don't use "after." Instead, we use the preposition in.

The correct and most natural way to say the sentence is: "In a week's time, we're going to Italy." 

You can also make it even simpler and just say, in a week: "In a week, we're going to Italy."

Let's look at another example.

  • I hope that I'll still be healthy after 10 years.

Now this is not correct, the correct one is:

  • I hope that I'll still be healthy in 10 years' time." Or more simply, "in 10 years."

So, the rule is this: for a future moment measured from right now, use the pattern in + [a period of time].

  • She'll be back again in a couple of weeks' time.

  • The project is due in three days.

Now, there are some other correct ways to say it, of course, you can say: from now. This is very clear and very common.

  • A week from today, we're going to Italy.

  • I hope that I'll still be healthy 10 years from now.

So, let's recap. When you are talking about the future, counting from this moment:

  • SAY 'In a week's time', 'in a week', or 'in a week from now.'

  • DON'T SAY: 'After a week' (when you talk about the future)

And that's all for today! We'll be back in a few days' time with another Mistake Break. Thanks for listening!


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