1) IN
- In 2016 ___
- In the 20th century ___
- In the first ten years ___
Exp.: ... there was a significant increase in production
2) FOR
- For the first 6 months ___
- For twenty years ___
Exp.: ___ the number of employees remained the same.
3) DURING
- During the first six months ___
- During the remainder of the year ___
- During the first half of the century ___
Exp.: ___ production was slowing down, while import increased.
4) FROM ___ TO / UNTIL
- From August to / until December ___
- From 1986 to 2016 ___
Exp.: ___there was no change in rate of fuel consumption.
5) BETWEEN - AND: Between 1950 and 1960 ___
6) BEFORE / AFTER
Exp.: Before 1960 the number remained small, but after 1965 there was a sudden increase.
7) AROUND/ ABOUT
Exp.: Around/ about 1980 there was a change in the number of female part-time employees.
8) BY
Exp.: By the late 19th century, the rural workforce had declined significantly.
9) AT
Exp.: At the end of the last century there was a sharp increase in manufacturing.
10) SINCE
Exp.: Since the 19th century, there has been a steady decline___
OTHER PHASES USED:
► (in) the period from ___ to
► (in) the period between ___ and ___
► in the first / last three months of the year.
► Over the period ___ to ___
► Over the next years (decades/ quarter) of a century ___
► Over a ten year period
► throughout the 19th century
► from that time on
► after that
► then
► in the 1980s
TENSES USED
► Simple Past
► ''Since'' or ''Recent(ly)'' → Present Perfect Tense
► ''By'' → Past Perfect / Future Perfect
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