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I will have done my homework <by><until> Monday

• Thread starter Carlo Bruno
• Start date Sep 20, 2021

Carlo Bruno

• Sep 20, 2021

How do I say it correctly? I will have done my homework by Monday or I will have done my homework until Monday?  

Wordy McWordface

Senior member.

"By Monday" is correct. "Until Monday" implies you will be doing your homework between now and Monday, which doesn't even work with "will have done". cross-posted  

Someone told me that I should use till, because there's will. Is he correct?  

Carlo Bruno said: Someone told me that I should use till, because there's will. Is he correct? Click to expand...

grassy said: "By Monday" is correct. "Until Monday" implies you will be doing your homework between now and Monday, which doesn't even work with "will have done". cross-posted Click to expand...

Carlo Bruno said: So then if I say until Monday, it's also correct if I mean that I have my homework finished between now and Monday, right? Click to expand...

Edinburgher

If you say you're going to do your homework until Monday, it means you will spend the whole time between now and Monday doing nothing else except your homework. It is the wrong thing to say if you mean you will find odd moments between now and then to work on it so that it will be ready to be handed in on Monday. If you think it will take you two hours, and today is Thursday, you might do half an hour today, and half an hour on each of Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.  

Edinburgher said: If you say you're going to do your homework until Monday, it means you will spend the whole time between now and Monday doing nothing else except your homework. It is the wrong thing to say if you mean you will find odd moments between now and then to work on it so that it will be ready to be handed in on Monday. If you think it will take you two hours, and today is Thursday, you might do half an hour today, and half an hour on each of Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Click to expand...

Wordy McWordface said: It's not clear what you are asking, Carlo. The phrase 'until Monday' refers to a period of time. If today is Thursday, for example, 'until Monday' refers to the three or four days between now and Monday. You can use 'until Monday' if you're talking about what is going to happen during that period, for example: I'm going to work on my homework until Monday. After that, I'm going to start revising for my exams. Click to expand...

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Everyone struggles with homework sometimes, but if getting your homework done has become a chronic issue for you, then you may need a little extra help. That’s why we’ve written this article all about how to do homework. Once you’re finished reading it, you’ll know how to do homework (and have tons of new ways to motivate yourself to do homework)!

We’ve broken this article down into a few major sections. You’ll find:

• A diagnostic test to help you figure out why you’re struggling with homework
• A discussion of the four major homework problems students face, along with expert tips for addressing them
• A bonus section with tips for how to do homework fast

By the end of this article, you’ll be prepared to tackle whatever homework assignments your teachers throw at you .

So let’s get started!

How to Do Homework: Figure Out Your Struggles 

Sometimes it feels like everything is standing between you and getting your homework done. But the truth is, most people only have one or two major roadblocks that are keeping them from getting their homework done well and on time. 

The best way to figure out how to get motivated to do homework starts with pinpointing the issues that are affecting your ability to get your assignments done. That’s why we’ve developed a short quiz to help you identify the areas where you’re struggling. 

Take the quiz below and record your answers on your phone or on a scrap piece of paper. Keep in mind there are no wrong answers! 

1. You’ve just been assigned an essay in your English class that’s due at the end of the week. What’s the first thing you do?

A. Keep it in mind, even though you won’t start it until the day before it’s due  B. Open up your planner. You’ve got to figure out when you’ll write your paper since you have band practice, a speech tournament, and your little sister’s dance recital this week, too.  C. Groan out loud. Another essay? You could barely get yourself to write the last one!  D. Start thinking about your essay topic, which makes you think about your art project that’s due the same day, which reminds you that your favorite artist might have just posted to Instagram...so you better check your feed right now. 

2. Your mom asked you to pick up your room before she gets home from work. You’ve just gotten home from school. You decide you’ll tackle your chores: 

A. Five minutes before your mom walks through the front door. As long as it gets done, who cares when you start?  B. As soon as you get home from your shift at the local grocery store.  C. After you give yourself a 15-minute pep talk about how you need to get to work.  D. You won’t get it done. Between texts from your friends, trying to watch your favorite Netflix show, and playing with your dog, you just lost track of time! 

3. You’ve signed up to wash dogs at the Humane Society to help earn money for your senior class trip. You: 

A. Show up ten minutes late. You put off leaving your house until the last minute, then got stuck in unexpected traffic on the way to the shelter.  B. Have to call and cancel at the last minute. You forgot you’d already agreed to babysit your cousin and bake cupcakes for tomorrow’s bake sale.  C. Actually arrive fifteen minutes early with extra brushes and bandanas you picked up at the store. You’re passionate about animals, so you’re excited to help out! D. Show up on time, but only get three dogs washed. You couldn’t help it: you just kept getting distracted by how cute they were!

4. You have an hour of downtime, so you decide you’re going to watch an episode of The Great British Baking Show. You: 

A. Scroll through your social media feeds for twenty minutes before hitting play, which means you’re not able to finish the whole episode. Ugh! You really wanted to see who was sent home!  B. Watch fifteen minutes until you remember you’re supposed to pick up your sister from band practice before heading to your part-time job. No GBBO for you!  C. You finish one episode, then decide to watch another even though you’ve got SAT studying to do. It’s just more fun to watch people make scones.  D. Start the episode, but only catch bits and pieces of it because you’re reading Twitter, cleaning out your backpack, and eating a snack at the same time.

5. Your teacher asks you to stay after class because you’ve missed turning in two homework assignments in a row. When she asks you what’s wrong, you say: 

A. You planned to do your assignments during lunch, but you ran out of time. You decided it would be better to turn in nothing at all than submit unfinished work.  B. You really wanted to get the assignments done, but between your extracurriculars, family commitments, and your part-time job, your homework fell through the cracks.  C. You have a hard time psyching yourself to tackle the assignments. You just can’t seem to find the motivation to work on them once you get home.  D. You tried to do them, but you had a hard time focusing. By the time you realized you hadn’t gotten anything done, it was already time to turn them in. 

Like we said earlier, there are no right or wrong answers to this quiz (though your results will be better if you answered as honestly as possible). Here’s how your answers break down: 

• If your answers were mostly As, then your biggest struggle with doing homework is procrastination. 
• If your answers were mostly Bs, then your biggest struggle with doing homework is time management. 
• If your answers were mostly Cs, then your biggest struggle with doing homework is motivation. 
• If your answers were mostly Ds, then your biggest struggle with doing homework is getting distracted. 

Now that you’ve identified why you’re having a hard time getting your homework done, we can help you figure out how to fix it! Scroll down to find your core problem area to learn more about how you can start to address it. 

And one more thing: you’re really struggling with homework, it’s a good idea to read through every section below. You may find some additional tips that will help make homework less intimidating. 

How to Do Homework When You’re a Procrastinator  

Merriam Webster defines “procrastinate” as “to put off intentionally and habitually.” In other words, procrastination is when you choose to do something at the last minute on a regular basis. If you’ve ever found yourself pulling an all-nighter, trying to finish an assignment between periods, or sprinting to turn in a paper minutes before a deadline, you’ve experienced the effects of procrastination. 

If you’re a chronic procrastinator, you’re in good company. In fact, one study found that 70% to 95% of undergraduate students procrastinate when it comes to doing their homework. Unfortunately, procrastination can negatively impact your grades. Researchers have found that procrastination can lower your grade on an assignment by as much as five points ...which might not sound serious until you realize that can mean the difference between a B- and a C+. 

Procrastination can also negatively affect your health by increasing your stress levels , which can lead to other health conditions like insomnia, a weakened immune system, and even heart conditions. Getting a handle on procrastination can not only improve your grades, it can make you feel better, too! 

The big thing to understand about procrastination is that it’s not the result of laziness. Laziness is defined as being “disinclined to activity or exertion.” In other words, being lazy is all about doing nothing. But a s this Psychology Today article explains , procrastinators don’t put things off because they don’t want to work. Instead, procrastinators tend to postpone tasks they don’t want to do in favor of tasks that they perceive as either more important or more fun. Put another way, procrastinators want to do things...as long as it’s not their homework! 

3 Tips f or Conquering Procrastination 

Because putting off doing homework is a common problem, there are lots of good tactics for addressing procrastination. Keep reading for our three expert tips that will get your homework habits back on track in no time. 

#1: Create a Reward System

Like we mentioned earlier, procrastination happens when you prioritize other activities over getting your homework done. Many times, this happens because homework...well, just isn’t enjoyable. But you can add some fun back into the process by rewarding yourself for getting your work done. 

Here’s what we mean: let’s say you decide that every time you get your homework done before the day it’s due, you’ll give yourself a point. For every five points you earn, you’ll treat yourself to your favorite dessert: a chocolate cupcake! Now you have an extra (delicious!) incentive to motivate you to leave procrastination in the dust. 

If you’re not into cupcakes, don’t worry. Your reward can be anything that motivates you . Maybe it’s hanging out with your best friend or an extra ten minutes of video game time. As long as you’re choosing something that makes homework worth doing, you’ll be successful. 

#2: Have a Homework Accountability Partner 

If you’re having trouble getting yourself to start your homework ahead of time, it may be a good idea to call in reinforcements . Find a friend or classmate you can trust and explain to them that you’re trying to change your homework habits. Ask them if they’d be willing to text you to make sure you’re doing your homework and check in with you once a week to see if you’re meeting your anti-procrastination goals. 

Sharing your goals can make them feel more real, and an accountability partner can help hold you responsible for your decisions. For example, let’s say you’re tempted to put off your science lab write-up until the morning before it’s due. But you know that your accountability partner is going to text you about it tomorrow...and you don’t want to fess up that you haven’t started your assignment. A homework accountability partner can give you the extra support and incentive you need to keep your homework habits on track. 

#3: Create Your Own Due Dates 

If you’re a life-long procrastinator, you might find that changing the habit is harder than you expected. In that case, you might try using procrastination to your advantage! If you just can’t seem to stop doing your work at the last minute, try setting your own due dates for assignments that range from a day to a week before the assignment is actually due. 

Here’s what we mean. Let’s say you have a math worksheet that’s been assigned on Tuesday and is due on Friday. In your planner, you can write down the due date as Thursday instead. You may still put off your homework assignment until the last minute...but in this case, the “last minute” is a day before the assignment’s real due date . This little hack can trick your procrastination-addicted brain into planning ahead! 

If you feel like Kevin Hart in this meme, then our tips for doing homework when you're busy are for you. 

How to Do Homework When You’re too Busy

If you’re aiming to go to a top-tier college , you’re going to have a full plate. Because college admissions is getting more competitive, it’s important that you’re maintaining your grades , studying hard for your standardized tests , and participating in extracurriculars so your application stands out. A packed schedule can get even more hectic once you add family obligations or a part-time job to the mix. 

If you feel like you’re being pulled in a million directions at once, you’re not alone. Recent research has found that stress—and more severe stress-related conditions like anxiety and depression— are a major problem for high school students . In fact, one study from the American Psychological Association found that during the school year, students’ stress levels are higher than those of the adults around them. 

For students, homework is a major contributor to their overall stress levels . Many high schoolers have multiple hours of homework every night , and figuring out how to fit it into an already-packed schedule can seem impossible. 

3 Tips for Fitting Homework Into Your Busy Schedule

While it might feel like you have literally no time left in your schedule, there are still ways to make sure you’re able to get your homework done and meet your other commitments. Here are our expert homework tips for even the busiest of students. 

#1: Make a Prioritized To-Do List 

You probably already have a to-do list to keep yourself on track. The next step is to prioritize the items on your to-do list so you can see what items need your attention right away. 

Here’s how it works: at the beginning of each day, sit down and make a list of all the items you need to get done before you go to bed. This includes your homework, but it should also take into account any practices, chores, events, or job shifts you may have. Once you get everything listed out, it’s time to prioritize them using the labels A, B, and C. Here’s what those labels mean:

• A Tasks : tasks that have to get done—like showing up at work or turning in an assignment—get an A. 
• B Tasks : these are tasks that you would like to get done by the end of the day but aren’t as time sensitive. For example, studying for a test you have next week could be a B-level task. It’s still important, but it doesn’t have to be done right away.
• C Tasks: these are tasks that aren’t very important and/or have no real consequences if you don’t get them done immediately. For instance, if you’re hoping to clean out your closet but it’s not an assigned chore from your parents, you could label that to-do item with a C.

Prioritizing your to-do list helps you visualize which items need your immediate attention, and which items you can leave for later. A prioritized to-do list ensures that you’re spending your time efficiently and effectively, which helps you make room in your schedule for homework. So even though you might really want to start making decorations for Homecoming (a B task), you’ll know that finishing your reading log (an A task) is more important. 

#2: Use a Planner With Time Labels

Your planner is probably packed with notes, events, and assignments already. (And if you’re not using a planner, it’s time to start!) But planners can do more for you than just remind you when an assignment is due. If you’re using a planner with time labels, it can help you visualize how you need to spend your day.

A planner with time labels breaks your day down into chunks, and you assign tasks to each chunk of time. For example, you can make a note of your class schedule with assignments, block out time to study, and make sure you know when you need to be at practice. Once you know which tasks take priority, you can add them to any empty spaces in your day. 

Planning out how you spend your time not only helps you use it wisely, it can help you feel less overwhelmed, too . We’re big fans of planners that include a task list ( like this one ) or have room for notes ( like this one ). 

#3: Set Reminders on Your Phone 

If you need a little extra nudge to make sure you’re getting your homework done on time, it’s a good idea to set some reminders on your phone. You don’t need a fancy app, either. You can use your alarm app to have it go off at specific times throughout the day to remind you to do your homework. This works especially well if you have a set homework time scheduled. So if you’ve decided you’re doing homework at 6:00 pm, you can set an alarm to remind you to bust out your books and get to work. 

If you use your phone as your planner, you may have the option to add alerts, emails, or notifications to scheduled events . Many calendar apps, including the one that comes with your phone, have built-in reminders that you can customize to meet your needs. So if you block off time to do your homework from 4:30 to 6:00 pm, you can set a reminder that will pop up on your phone when it’s time to get started. 

This dog isn't judging your lack of motivation...but your teacher might. Keep reading for tips to help you motivate yourself to do your homework.

How to Do Homework When You’re Unmotivated 

At first glance, it may seem like procrastination and being unmotivated are the same thing. After all, both of these issues usually result in you putting off your homework until the very last minute. 

But there’s one key difference: many procrastinators are working, they’re just prioritizing work differently. They know they’re going to start their homework...they’re just going to do it later. 

Conversely, people who are unmotivated to do homework just can’t find the willpower to tackle their assignments. Procrastinators know they’ll at least attempt the homework at the last minute, whereas people who are unmotivated struggle with convincing themselves to do it at a ll. For procrastinators, the stress comes from the inevitable time crunch. For unmotivated people, the stress comes from trying to convince themselves to do something they don’t want to do in the first place. 

Here are some common reasons students are unmotivated in doing homework : 

• Assignments are too easy, too hard, or seemingly pointless 
• Students aren’t interested in (or passionate about) the subject matter
• Students are intimidated by the work and/or feels like they don’t understand the assignment 
• Homework isn’t fun, and students would rather spend their time on things that they enjoy 

To sum it up: people who lack motivation to do their homework are more likely to not do it at all, or to spend more time worrying about doing their homework than...well, actually doing it.

3 Tips for How to Get Motivated to Do Homework

The key to getting homework done when you’re unmotivated is to figure out what does motivate you, then apply those things to homework. It sounds tricky...but it’s pretty simple once you get the hang of it! Here are our three expert tips for motivating yourself to do your homework. 

#1: Use Incremental Incentives

When you’re not motivated, it’s important to give yourself small rewards to stay focused on finishing the task at hand. The trick is to keep the incentives small and to reward yourself often. For example, maybe you’re reading a good book in your free time. For every ten minutes you spend on your homework, you get to read five pages of your book. Like we mentioned earlier, make sure you’re choosing a reward that works for you! 

So why does this technique work? Using small rewards more often allows you to experience small wins for getting your work done. Every time you make it to one of your tiny reward points, you get to celebrate your success, which gives your brain a boost of dopamine . Dopamine helps you stay motivated and also creates a feeling of satisfaction when you complete your homework !  

#2: Form a Homework Group 

If you’re having trouble motivating yourself, it’s okay to turn to others for support. Creating a homework group can help with this. Bring together a group of your friends or classmates, and pick one time a week where you meet and work on homework together. You don’t have to be in the same class, or even taking the same subjects— the goal is to encourage one another to start (and finish!) your assignments. 

Another added benefit of a homework group is that you can help one another if you’re struggling to understand the material covered in your classes. This is especially helpful if your lack of motivation comes from being intimidated by your assignments. Asking your friends for help may feel less scary than talking to your teacher...and once you get a handle on the material, your homework may become less frightening, too. 

#3: Change Up Your Environment 

If you find that you’re totally unmotivated, it may help if you find a new place to do your homework. For example, if you’ve been struggling to get your homework done at home, try spending an extra hour in the library after school instead. The change of scenery can limit your distractions and give you the energy you need to get your work done. 

If you’re stuck doing homework at home, you can still use this tip. For instance, maybe you’ve always done your homework sitting on your bed. Try relocating somewhere else, like your kitchen table, for a few weeks. You may find that setting up a new “homework spot” in your house gives you a motivational lift and helps you get your work done. 

Social media can be a huge problem when it comes to doing homework. We have advice for helping you unplug and regain focus.

How to Do Homework When You’re Easily Distracted

We live in an always-on world, and there are tons of things clamoring for our attention. From friends and family to pop culture and social media, it seems like there’s always something (or someone!) distracting us from the things we need to do.

The 24/7 world we live in has affected our ability to focus on tasks for prolonged periods of time. Research has shown that over the past decade, an average person’s attention span has gone from 12 seconds to eight seconds . And when we do lose focus, i t takes people a long time to get back on task . One study found that it can take as long as 23 minutes to get back to work once we’ve been distracte d. No wonder it can take hours to get your homework done! 

3 Tips to Improve Your Focus

If you have a hard time focusing when you’re doing your homework, it’s a good idea to try and eliminate as many distractions as possible. Here are three expert tips for blocking out the noise so you can focus on getting your homework done. 

#1: Create a Distraction-Free Environment

Pick a place where you’ll do your homework every day, and make it as distraction-free as possible. Try to find a location where there won’t be tons of noise, and limit your access to screens while you’re doing your homework. Put together a focus-oriented playlist (or choose one on your favorite streaming service), and put your headphones on while you work. 

You may find that other people, like your friends and family, are your biggest distraction. If that’s the case, try setting up some homework boundaries. Let them know when you’ll be working on homework every day, and ask them if they’ll help you keep a quiet environment. They’ll be happy to lend a hand! 

#2: Limit Your Access to Technology 

We know, we know...this tip isn’t fun, but it does work. For homework that doesn’t require a computer, like handouts or worksheets, it’s best to put all your technology away . Turn off your television, put your phone and laptop in your backpack, and silence notifications on any wearable tech you may be sporting. If you listen to music while you work, that’s fine...but make sure you have a playlist set up so you’re not shuffling through songs once you get started on your homework. 

If your homework requires your laptop or tablet, it can be harder to limit your access to distractions. But it’s not impossible! T here are apps you can download that will block certain websites while you’re working so that you’re not tempted to scroll through Twitter or check your Facebook feed. Silence notifications and text messages on your computer, and don’t open your email account unless you absolutely have to. And if you don’t need access to the internet to complete your assignments, turn off your WiFi. Cutting out the online chatter is a great way to make sure you’re getting your homework done. 

#3: Set a Timer (the Pomodoro Technique)

Have you ever heard of the Pomodoro technique ? It’s a productivity hack that uses a timer to help you focus!

Here’s how it works: first, set a timer for 25 minutes. This is going to be your work time. During this 25 minutes, all you can do is work on whatever homework assignment you have in front of you. No email, no text messaging, no phone calls—just homework. When that timer goes off, you get to take a 5 minute break. Every time you go through one of these cycles, it’s called a “pomodoro.” For every four pomodoros you complete, you can take a longer break of 15 to 30 minutes.

The pomodoro technique works through a combination of boundary setting and rewards. First, it gives you a finite amount of time to focus, so you know that you only have to work really hard for 25 minutes. Once you’ve done that, you’re rewarded with a short break where you can do whatever you want. Additionally, tracking how many pomodoros you complete can help you see how long you’re really working on your homework. (Once you start using our focus tips, you may find it doesn’t take as long as you thought!)

Two Bonus Tips for How to Do Homework Fast

Even if you’re doing everything right, there will be times when you just need to get your homework done as fast as possible. (Why do teachers always have projects due in the same week? The world may never know.)

The problem with speeding through homework is that it’s easy to make mistakes. While turning in an assignment is always better than not submitting anything at all, you want to make sure that you’re not compromising quality for speed. Simply put, the goal is to get your homework done quickly and still make a good grade on the assignment! 

Here are our two bonus tips for getting a decent grade on your homework assignments , even when you’re in a time crunch. 

#1: Do the Easy Parts First 

This is especially true if you’re working on a handout with multiple questions. Before you start working on the assignment, read through all the questions and problems. As you do, make a mark beside the questions you think are “easy” to answer . 

Once you’ve finished going through the whole assignment, you can answer these questions first. Getting the easy questions out of the way as quickly as possible lets you spend more time on the trickier portions of your homework, which will maximize your assignment grade. 

(Quick note: this is also a good strategy to use on timed assignments and tests, like the SAT and the ACT !) 

#2: Pay Attention in Class 

Homework gets a lot easier when you’re actively learning the material. Teachers aren’t giving you homework because they’re mean or trying to ruin your weekend... it’s because they want you to really understand the course material. Homework is designed to reinforce what you’re already learning in class so you’ll be ready to tackle harder concepts later.

When you pay attention in class, ask questions, and take good notes, you’re absorbing the information you’ll need to succeed on your homework assignments. (You’re stuck in class anyway, so you might as well make the most of it!) Not only will paying attention in class make your homework less confusing, it will also help it go much faster, too.

What’s Next?

If you’re looking to improve your productivity beyond homework, a good place to begin is with time management. After all, we only have so much time in a day...so it’s important to get the most out of it! To get you started, check out this list of the 12 best time management techniques that you can start using today.

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Emma, I find this lesson very useful, believe or not, I was going to ask you to do it, but you anticipated my intention. I’d like to ask you something, and it has to do with quiz on this lesson. Look at this example: The weather report says it will rain _____________ Tuesday. After Tuesday, the rain will stop. So, the correct answer was UNTIL, that’s ok, but if we say until tuesday, it means at 00:00, which is exactly midnight. So, if it rains until tuesday, the rain will stop on tuesday, and not after tuesday. This really confuses me, so I need your help.

To simplify this a little bit, I’ll use the same example where I’m gonna use the preposition BY. The weather report says it will rain BY Tuesday. So, the rain will stop on tuesday at 00:00, or before, on monday which is previous day. Or simply, when we say on tuesday, it means after tuesday, hence wednesday?

Thank you for your question. All this means is that the rain will stop sometime on Tuesday. For example, it can stop at 12:01 am, 9 am, 4 pm, etc.

Hi teacher, My name Anh Th, i’m 13 Can you give some sign about until and by.

Tell me if I’m wrong but, if I say:The weather report says it will rain BY Tuesday. It means that the rain will start Tuesday and probably will go on; we don’t know how many days.Instead if I say:The weather report says it will rain until Tuesday. There is bad weather before Tuesday but Wednesday it will be good. Am I right?

hello! i think if you used by in your sentence, then it means before or on tuesday, it’s finite time hope this helps

Dear EMMA , very useful, for me and my students as well ! Thanyou

Assalam-o-alaikum! Emma,I am S.M.Salman from Pakistan. I am an English Language teacher by profession.I want to bring to your notice that I really found your Lecture about By & Until interesting and fruitful.

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I will listen your lessons Until March,If God wills…

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thank you Emma this is very useful

Nice lesson Emma. Today I really happy to got your by/until lesson. Can u provide me more lesson of by/until, if u can so i will really thankful to u. i hope u would reply. Thanks Emma.

Very precise explanation, a good difference i have noticed. Thank you!

Tx a 1000,000. Ur pleasurable explanations in the quiz made my day. Cheer up mam!

9/10 ha ha ha. thank’s miss emma and to other staff of this site. keep it up.

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Thank you Emma. 10 out of 10)

Very clear pronountiation, it is easy to follow her explanation

Thanks a lot for your work. And thanks for all who do this site. It helps very much to learn English and improve our speaking skill. Good luck

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Hi, Emma. I have a question: till and until, I can use anyone of them in any sentence.All your examples I can replace “till” allowance ” until” , for example, I listen this song” It’s not goodbye” there is a sentence ” till I see you again”, I can replace this sentence like this” until I see you again”. is this correct?, thank you Emma , wonderful lesson, great work, and , is this example is correct 1- the Rebecca and Ronnie were the best teachers in the engvid until Emma, I mean , they were the best teachers and now , you are the number one ” the best”. thank you again Emma

Hi hudhayfah,

You are correct. You can replace till with until in any of your examples.

Emma, what’s the difference between RENT and HIRE? Thank You in advance.

Hire means contract someone to do something. Rent means pay to use something you have to return. Example: 1.My parents will hire an nurse to take care of my brother who is sick. 2.I am going to rent a DVD. (Remember that you have to return it to the person who rented you)

Hire means contract someone to do something. Rent means pay to use something you have to return. Example: 1.My parents will hire an nurse to take care of my brother who is sick. 2.I am going to rent a DVD. (Remember that you have to return it to the person who rented it to you)

Hire means to contract someone to do something. Rent means to pay to use something you have to return. Example: 1.My parents will hire a nurse to take care of my brother who is sick. 2.I am going to rent a DVD. (Remember that you have to return it to the person who rented it to you)

Thank you Jeffer123, if that is the difference, I understand. I’ll do it something in return. You’re not supposed to use an indefinite atricle AN before the words that begin with consonants. Not only letter is important, but also the voice. Here are some examples: An apple, an orange, an hour etc. A piece of paper, a book etc. But, pay attention when using these: Some advice, some information and so on.

I mistyped second sentence, I mean I’ll do something in return. . .

Ok, thank you for correcting my mistake.

Hello Emma! Great lesson but I have one question) Why do we use Future Simple but not Future Perfect in this sentence: ‘I will finish my homework by 4 pm.’?

You can use both the simple future and the future perfect with “by”.

eg) 1) I will finish my homework by 4 pm.

2) I will have finished my homework by 4 pm.

thank for making me clearly understand about by and until.

8/10 thats a good started ha:)

Thank you Emma. it was such a great lesson

Thanks Emma !

I love this site, thanks for lesson.

hi its very useful thanks for lesson but what is mean this example? i go school by car. and what is mean by the way. good time

“By” has more than one meaning. In your first example, “by” means “using”.

eg) “I go to school by car” is the same as “I go to school using my car”.

“By the way” is an idiom used in conversation. It means incidently.

We use it to add information in a conversation or to start a new topic.

Thanks for your good and interesting lesson, Emma. I have a question: In this sentence we can use the boths forms of the preposition: My goal is to lose five pounds until/by May. Am I right in this?

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The sentence using ‘until’ sounds strange. For this example we would use ‘by’. If you said you want to lose pounds until May, it sounds as though you plan to regain more weight after May. This is something most people don’t plan to do.

Alternatively, you can say I won’t lose five pounds until May. This means it will take you up to May to lose the weight.

Regarding this particular example, since until is used in case of continuation of work, will it be right if I say: My goal is to keep loosing five pounds until May. …? Thanks a lot for wonderful lessons.

Great! Didn’t even know about this subtlety. I could surely say “I need to return my movie until Februaty 12th” until you’ve taught this :) by the way, you are gorgeous!

it’s very useful.thanks a lot.by the way; can you make a lesson about the double letters in the words.I think It would be very useful.

The computer did the quiz for me what it this?

Dear Ms Emma, I think the second example of “By” is the same as the example of “Until”. Can i use “Until” for this example.

Thanks for your help.

Which example do you mean: question number two on the quiz or an example from the video? Please be more specific.

Interesting, but i am confused yet

Thank you. :)

Thanks Emma ,You’re a good teacher ,but we need to open mind to grow up .The lesson is so useful.Thanks for your time.God bless you .take care .

until next time Emma. yes it was helpful this lesson, thanks 4 your effort, u made my day. viva Canada. hell yeah.

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Thank you Emma. These comments was very nice. The others teachers should do the same. Congratulation for the innovation!

thank you emma for explaining this lesson! have a nice day!

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Dear T.Emma, To begin with, many thanks for a perfect lesson . Secondly, I am still improving my accent until up to date . Luckily,I found you by ENGVID WEB SITE. In addition, I keep watching all lessons weekly by the time I knew you here as a new Teacher .However, I am still going on . Would you please give me advice how to improve my accent ? Yours loyalty , Ameen.

Thanks dear Emma for improving my english grammar keep uploading such wonderful lessons may ALLAH bless you. ameen

Hi Emma the lesson was very useful . I`m glad I listened to it . thank you very much

thank you for this very useful lesson.

thanks Emma . it was very interesting

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Emma is my favorite teacher

Interesting and worthful lesson. Thanks Emma for all the lessions.

Quite an interesting lesson. Thank you! But I’ve got a question about expressions with “by the time”. As you said, we should say: The subway was closed by the time I left work. Can I use Past Perfect here (the subway had been closed)? What is the difference?

Excellent question! Although in literature and everyday conversations, people often use both the simple past and the past perfect with by the way, grammar books will suggest to use it with the past perfect.

eg) The subway had closed by the time I finished work.

However, it’s important to note that people often use them interchangeably.

wonderful and clear lesson, Thanks a lot!

thank you miss really nice topic…….

Thank you Emma. Currently I’m working in Saudi Arabia, my english is still need to improve. So glad to find this website. I scored 10 out of 10 :) GBU

Thanks a lot for this great lesson. You are a fantastic teacher.

I look forward to seeing you again.

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thank u! i don’t known this by i listened this lesson

Thanks for this helpful lesson! I can understand it easily.

Thank you Emma. it was very nice lessons.

Thanks amma,Nice lesson I was realy confusing sometimes to use each of them but now it’s cleared my misconfussion.Yah,if u ask me M/S amma is the nice one teacher of Engvid, thanks for helping us. God Bless You, Always.

Wow, the way she explained the usage of Until, by, by the time, i got 10 out of 10. She is enlightened and gorgeous girl.

Thanks emma so much for your very clearway lesson.

I recommend you watch this lesson by Ronny https://www.engvid.com/borrow-lend-rent-use-english-vocabulary/ . In this lesson She explain the meaning of rent.

Very Nice Emma, Was much import to me this lesson.Could you please tell me when I use TO and FROM? Thank advise.

Thanks a lot Emma !!!

Thank you for your questions and comments everyone.

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I like your lesson all. Thank your, http://www.engvid.com , and all teacher.

Emma you are the prettiest awesome lovely great teacher. I love you the way you teaching.

Emma you are the best, i have a question to you, i will finish my work by your finishing.

is it correct?

Dear prof. I wanna know which is better: Dose ur brother always do a lot of exercise OR Is ur brother…..??! tx.

I’ve got it !!!! Doubtlessly the 1st 1 . ;)

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Dear Emma Thank you very much. When I was at school I asked my english teacher what the difference between until and till is and she said to me “you have to discover by yourself” so I have been confused for a long time. I was scared of making mistakes all the time. Nobody could explain it as clear as you did..WONDERFUL.

Hi Emma , Thank you for this wonderful lesson. The thief was gone by the time I called the police ( you wrote on the board ) i think it should be The thief had gone ….right ?

Hey, first of all, thanks for making the video. I’ve got a question, what’s the difference in this case between by and at? I’ll use the same example you used. So could I say I will finish my work at 4pm instead of saying I will finish my work by 4pm? what’s the difference? Are both alright, or at is wrong? I hope you can asnwer my question and thanks again for the video

Both sentences are correct, but they mean different things. Remember, “by” means both before and at 4 pm. If you use “at”, you are not talking about before 4 pm. It means you will finish your work exactly at 4 pm.

Dear Teacher,

Thank you for your good lesson.

have a great day ahead.

Thank you Ramu

Hello emma! my name is vanderlei, i’m from brazil, i do enjoy your class, i’ve been learning alot with you. Congratulations you’re a great teacher. I hope you can post more videos, cause i like the way that you give class. I’ll become happy to receive some message of yours. Kisses! thank you for all!

Thanks to you, dear Emma, my score was 9/10. I made a mistake with the question n. 8: I don’t understand very well the meaning of this sentence. Bye!

very well thank you

Thank you so Much emma <3

I was great. Thank you Emma.

It a really nice class. It is very clear, thank you.

can i say “i will finish my homework at 4 pm” or i should use by.

Hi emanahmed,

“I will finish my homework by 4 pm” means you finish it before 4 pm or at 4 pm, but no later. If you will finish earlier than 4 pm, use “by”.

If you will finish exactly at 4 pm, use “at”.

If you will finish close to 4 pm (for example, 4:03 pm or 3:55 pm) you can also use “I will finish around 4 pm.”

Thank you for your lesson :)

Hi Emma Thanks a lot for this educative & wonderful lesson.By the way,I have a question.Why we say,”The teacher gives the class and the students take the class?”What is the difference?I mean why can’t we say that the teacher takes the class?

It’s not related to our lesson! @@

i haven’t got your answer?

Thanks Emma, I like your videos, I mean they’re very helpful and clear.

I am sure this lesson help to speak better ty

I’m not married, and I believe in soulmates. But I am a worm. Are you interested in worms?

Ronnie is one of the best teachers in the world

Have you ever met Mr E? I’m sure James would be very glad to introduce you!!

thanks Miss Emma actually this lesson was pretty useful to me and i really got the intention to learn more and more from you , thanks for your great efforts.

Really awsome video , loking for more video…..

Both the lesson and the quiz are good. Thanks a lot, teacher.

hey Enis, I think The thief was gone and The thief had gone are the same. Have you ever listened to the song “when you’re gone” by Avril Lavinge? Try it once.

thankxxxxx i understood the lesson and my quiz scored 8 out of 10. not bad

I’m a new student

I will be studying English here until I get tired of it. heheheeheh I will be very tired by the time I finished with all the lessons in EngVid.com Cool

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Hello madam Emma! the lesson was very informative and nicely delivered, one thing I noticed that u forgot to put the apostrophe and when you realized you put it on the wrong place. apostrophe’s right place was before “s” whereas you placed it after “the letter.” Am I right????

You and Ms. Emma both can be right because Emma meant it was PARENTS (both Mom and Dad) so she put it after ‘S’ while you meant PARENT (either Mom or Dad) so you could put it before ‘S’. =] Hope it will help you!

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Oh God… Some answers are still wrong. I think I need learn more from you Emma. ^^

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Cool. Thank you so much

Dear Emma! It easy to notice that you CARE about your teacher’s mission. Many thanks for your sincerity. One point I would like to add. I think it would be easier to explain the difference between “until” and “by” by using key words, which are PROCESS for “until” and RESULT for “by”. Take care and say my warmest hello for all your wonderful colleagues!

great lesson

Thanks Emma, I learnt a alot from ur videos.Quiz was good.this site is very very helpful and clear.

hello Madam, this is best site to learn English language. I would like to know about concept of preposition,gerund, infinitive and complex sentences …… use of even , though yet,as if and lest.

Thank you I hope next tutorial would be one of them.

Thank you Emma! Very good and simple explanation!!!

Hi Emma, I’m from Algeria, have you been there before? By the way I have a question: could you please make a video about the vocabulary used in the restaurant like: gratuity… Thank you so much for you help. Lounis

We have lessons on reading restaurant menus and ordering in a restaurant ! Does that help?

Hell yeah! Thanks

i got 10 out of 10 , thank u so much emma

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Thanks for the lesson. I’ve got out of 10

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Just want to say BIG THANK YOU for your lesson. it realy helps.

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Thank you so much Emma I always find what I need in your useful lessons :)

Thank you very much for the lesson and the quiz. The quiz is really great!!!

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Great Lesson. Helped me a lot. Thanks.

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Hi Emma: I got 90% marks, excellent !Your teaching method is superb, carry on the good work and teach grammar like this until we become master of grammar. Thank you very much.

Hi… Emma I really enjoy this Class. You’re great. But I have a different question which is not related to this topic. I wanna be clear about the nouns. Because sometimes people including me very confusing. What I mean is, Look at this example: The different between ‘teacher and teaching, player and playing, writer and writing and so on’. Let say the words teaching, playing, and writing here are nouns. Ex: Speaker 1: Hey, did you go to study with teacher Thomas? Speaker 2: No. I didn’t like his teaching. Another one is: Speaker 1: wow, look at that player, he can catch the ball calmly. Speaker 2: Yeah, you’re right. I like his playing.

Can you explain that please? If possible you can make a new video about that. This is very useful. Sorry about my English written. I need to be improved. Thank you very much Look forward hearing from you soon.

Thomas East Timor

Your right. Some nouns end in ‘ing’. It is easy for students to confuse these nouns with the -ing form of the verb. Your examples were good. I can say I like his writing, I like your teaching. I like his dancing.

However in sports, we don’t usually say ‘I like his playing’. It’s too vague for sports. You could use a more specific word like ‘pitching’.

thanx emma ı understood this clearly..you are good teacher

Thank you, Very nice work

i want to say somthing u are good teacher but when u teach i saw more words dont know then so may i please explain all word you teach

Hello! Great lesson! Are there teachers on EngVid who have online private students ?

I also mean to say Teacher Emma speaks very clearly and her lessons are very very nice! Thanks!

Now very clear,and I am very interesting with this lesson. Thanks for (Emma). And I want you(Emma) teach a lot about (by). You can find me on (Google+).

thank you very much Emma for this lesson.i want to learn french and i’m looking for a website like engvid can you please help me .best wishes

thanks for the class Emma,GOD Bless u..

Really great teaching. I’ve never been sure with until/til vs by/By the time. Now I am. Thank you so much Emma,

u r best.give some more lessons ASAP..

Hi Emma! Your explanation was intelligible enough not to confuse the prepositions any more. but what about negative sentences? Are the rules the same? Can we use UNTIL in negatives? ‘I won’t be at the restaurant until 5’.Does it mean that I can not stay there till 5 o’clock? Thanks for the answer

Thank you for your question.

In negative sentences ‘until’ means something a little different. The easiest explanation for ‘until’ in a negative sentence is it means ‘before’.

eg) The two sentences below have the same meaning.

I won’t be there until 5 pm. I won’t be there before 5 pm.

I won’t see you until Monday. I won’t see you before Monday.

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I think she’s kinda busy! =]

Thank you Emma for your helpful lesson, could you just answer me on a q is (the) which nouns I should put with like: 1- I’m going to bed or to the bed? 2- I’m at the party or just party? and why

Well, the lesson is awesome! Can we differentiate by and until by considering action? I mean, until seems to be more related to actions taking place during time and by/by the time seems to be more related with specific moments. The idea of considering before is common to both, then I think that concept can be somewhat confussing to help deciding when to use one or another.

Thank You Emma for the lesson You provided, it was very helpfull !!!

I’m just discover you and i’m glad about that. You’re the best teacher that i’ve never known. You teach clearly, thank you very much !!!

THank you I got alot of benefit from your lessons

u r a very great teacher

thank u for ur help us

Great! It’s really difficult! but I like it!:)

hello maam, plz tell me the difference between till and until.. thnk u:)

thanks a lot

Hi Emma i’m thanking the lord for blessing you for sharing your knowledge with us,your level of education is excellent.

Hi Miss. Emma! Your lessons are very informative. You’re also inspiring. Keep it up.

hi.thanks for all ur lessons . acaully I like ur way of teaching . Im from GCC and i will keep looking for ur lessons . i hope from u to cover the main basic grammer such, pre tense, past and future p .

I didn’t know this meaning for ‘by’. But now I think I got it, thanks Emma.

Hi.. thank you for all members of (engvid site),have i aquestion(how i can speaking as nature speaker?(please correct me when we have wrong in writing)

thanks,Emma!

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Hi Emma, Could we say that mostly we can use until for the time which is past. And by mostly use for future.

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Dear Emma, In the example No.1 in your traning Video for by vs until can we use by instead of until like: 1.I will stay at the party by midnight please give us a bit information. thanks. Naqib

Great ! Thank you

9/10 ha ha ha. thank’s miss emma

wonderful thank you

i am Malaysian. I like your all of the lessons which your teaching.Thanks a lot. Emma, can you give more lessons for speaking and pronunciation in the website? Emma, how to improve my presentation as im skeptical for my presentations in the university.

And the last question, are the phrase ” the fact”= ” to be honest ” and ” As far as i am concerned” = ” As i was saying ”

Thank you so much, teacher. I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Sincerely, Fong

Thank you :)

Thanks Emma

dear mam, thanks for ur valuable lesson..i appreciate the way u all people teach. its only because of engvid.com that i improved a lot..

This is great.. thank you so much. The way I understood your lesson, Until has something to do with allowable or allotted time Where in By is more on a duty or a due due time, a responsibility and by the time is dealing with two actions happening at the same time… Correct me if I am wrong..

thanks a lot and more power Emma..

Thanks Emma….I want to thank jul also for puuting that question…it was very useful….

i’ve got the lesson, thanks Emma ;)

Hai Emma, Really a nice topic.I want to clarify my doubt Emma. ‘by” is normally used by us to teach the students about the future perfect.But after listening the video i must be very careful to handle the class. Is there any specific reason of using ‘by’ used in your video. Any how nice attempt.Keep going on with more such complicated topics.

Thanks a million for the lesson!

thank you very much.your lesson helpes me improving my English

thanks Emma it was really helpul to me.

Emma that was nice..i got a question in formation of BY THE TIME..is there any format of forming a sentence using by the time..i mean the time of two verbs..before BY THE TIME and after BY THE TIME…eg. present tense + by the time + present tense…i hope u got what im asking..:-)

thanks emma ur lesson very nice for me .and how i can imvroved my english …i mean how i can be good alike u in english …i hope from u understand on me ..and tell if that wrong in my letter this ,,,,,,,thanks again

THANK U so much its useful for every one..:)

Thanks Emma.I like your teaching method

I’m happy because I found you…www.engvid.com!!! I am Cuban and I’m living in the US two years ago. I want and need to learn English. Thanks a lot!!!

I love your lesson and pronounce. It’s so clear!! Thank you~

thanks teacher! i have a question: the exercise 1 on your video can use “by” and “until” like the last exercise?

Dear Emma I have a question on until and till..

Sentence 1: We have pulled the report from our website. We don’t find any defaulters till date.

Sentence 2: We have pulled the report from our website. We don’t find any defaulters until date.

In the first sentence i am assuming that “till” refers “till today”..If so, what does that mean “until date”..And “until” also refers “till today”??

i think both sentences are correct

As Ms. Emma said both UNTIL and TILL are the same meanings but UNTIL is formal while TILL is informal. So if it’s on website, you should use UNTIL for formality

Thanks alot … this lesson is very helpful.

Hey, Emma, Thank you for Grammer Lesson. as far as I learnt, by 4 PM means not included at 4 PM..before 4 PM,, but until( till ) 4 PM are included at 4 PM and before 4 PM as well.. ??? What do you think ??

I think 4 pm should include if we say by 4 pm. Emma can clear this thing more clear

hi emma are you a nice teacher

Hi Emma, thanks for your nice and interesting teachin, It’s realy usefull.

Hi emma….thanks for the lesson…is great..

Beautiful, Thank you very much Teacher

i’ve learnt great english today. thank you!

Thank you ,you are very good teacher i got just one mistake in this exercise.

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emma , nicely explained… easy to understand.. thanks to all envid masters…

Thank you for such a multi- beneficial ,esp. free website , by which many English learners as well as teachers will be able to consolidate what they know,how they teach etc. I’ve already recommended to my students . Thank youuu :)))

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Thank Mrs. Emma. i love your lesson

Hi Emma, I have a confusion. please check this ” until you are verify the date of birth which is listed on account I wont be able help you out.” or I should say ” until you are not verify the date of birth which is listed on account I wont be able help you out.

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really difficult! but I like it thank u

Could you pleas make a lesson about the use of in or into. when do we use each one of them? In which context?

Thank you so much Emma. Very clear all your information.Great Teacher!!

i want to know different between for and of,,,

Thank you teacher

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Great lesson

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first, my dear teacher thank you very much secand, i want to tell me the way how to learn engilsh because i don,t know any so i requst to helpe me your voice is very good and how to expelan i like it alot

Hi Emma, you’re a great teacher! I have a question for you: in the sentence “It will rain until tuesday” can I also say “It will be raining until tuesday”?

Thank you Emma.

Hi Dear Emma. Please talk about difference between Future perfect and Future perfect continuous. Thanks

About this issue I still have any questions.That´s not clear for me when I have to use “by” or “until” becuase I notice that, im my opinion, the use of these words also depend on the context, that is, the role is conditined to the context given. Let me know your answer about my opinion

exelent leesson!!! when you are a spanish speaker those words are very hard to understand but you explained those words very well

I was confused until I took this information ,,,,,thanks a lot

hi Emma thank you for a lessen , but i got question !! what does ‘by’ mean at the end of sentense ? ALL the best billel

Hi Emma thanks very much for this beneficial lesson i like your simple way of presentation. i’ve go question if possible what is the differenc between “by the time” and “as” as adverb of time? best wishes to you

10 out of 10. thanks a lot.

Thanks a lot Emma

thx as usual :)

Thanks for your lesson!

thanks a lot.It’s very useful

Great video Emma! Thank you very much! I’ve had some difficulty with this issue until now not anymore!

10/10 you are really a great teacher :)

Emma, you are very good.

The best part is the end when she shows a sentence in which the 2 are possible, but there is a difference in use.

THANKS FOR YOUR WORK

Many thanks for your great teaching!!

i scored 10 out of 10. thanks !

It seems like “by” is use in future sentences. right?

it is very helpful, thanks a lot, but i have an idea to overcome the confusing of the last example, which is, you can say (i will be in the restaurant until 8:00 pm), mean’s using (in) instead of (at), am I right ?

I like your lesson et thank so much

i very sorry teacher i can understand i have alittel confuse because why can use until and by both in the time

thanks emma…you’re a really good teacher …

hi, can u pls. tell me which sentence is more correct i won’t study until college has begun i won’t study until college begins

Helpful lesson. Thanks

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Thanks for this lesson EMMA

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i have never seen a teacher like u i swear 2 god u r the best teacher i’ve ever seen. sense of humor humbleness god bless u i will really pray 4 u

Thank you so much Miss Emma, I really appreciate what you do.

i like your way of teaching very much.please show a video about would have been thank you….

please show a video about will able to can able to should able to.how can we use able to?

Very nice teacher with good method of teaching.. i got 10 out of 10

I will have finished. my lunch by the the time you come back. I will have finished my lunch before you come back. Do the sentences above have the same meaning?

madam,I got 10/10.I am very happy.

Thanks.It was great

Hope you are doing well

I have a question, You said I will fnish my essay by february. İn this sentences, can we use untill? I think yes we can. Let me explain But I am not sure. Please correct me If I make a mistake.

If we use Untill in this sentencese, Maybe we have started to write our essay january. So we are allowed to continue up to february. Because the essay is written at during period of time.What you think? This sentences seems to like your the other sentences I can use my parents’ car until oclock

Could you please tell me this story…)))) Thanks Mahmut

Revises my comment sorry.

I have a question, You said I will fnish my essay by february. In this sentences, can we use untill? I think yes we can. Let me explain But I am not sure. Please correct me If I make a mistake.

If we use Untill in this sentencese, Maybe we have started to write our essay in january. So we are allowed to continue up to write our essay untill february. Because the essay is written at during period of time.What you think? This sentences seems to like your the other sentences I can use my parents’ car until oclock

Could you please tell me this story…)))) Thanks Mahmut

HI MY TEACHER. I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT ” UNTIL”. IN ARABIC WE HAVE THE SAME MEANING LIKE ” UNTIL” WHICH IS ” HATA” – HATA- IS THE PRONUNCIATION IN ARABIC. WE SAY IN ARABIC ” I ATE THE FISH UNTIL ITS HEAD” WHICH MEANS – I ATE THE FISH UNTIL ITS HEAD AND STOPPED – I DID NOT EAT THE HEAD OF THE FISH….JUST THE BODY AND THE TAIL……BUT IT HAS ANOTHER MEANING WHICH IS” I ATE THE FISH EVEN ITS HEAD …THAT IS TO SAY I ATE THE FISH WITH ITS HEAD……I MEAN ALL THE FISH- THE TAIL , THE BODY AND THE HEAD. MY QUESTION IS ” IS THEIR A MEANING IN ENGLISH JUST LIKE THE ARABIC MEANING?”. THANKS AND BLESS YOU.

BLESS YOU REALLY. I LIKE YOUR SMILE AND YOUR WAY OF TEACHING.

Hi Emma, Thank you very much for the lesson, from today I have some confidence in using these prepositions

At the first question in your video (not the quiz): why can’t it be both? Following your explanation “I will stay at the party by midnight.” sounds correct. If it isn’t, why not?

Hi My Teacher Emma Firstly,I couldn’t understand the difference between by and until.Then I watched your video.And I began to understand it.I am so thankful for you.

thank you. i like the way you explain rules to us.

Please give us a new lesson ,house or home?

thank you emma >> you are the best teacher :D i got 9 out of 10 :( but i hope get 10 out of 10 at the next time :)

i got 10/10 that’s great :) thanks EngVid

I like this site. it is already useful.

Thanks miss Emma

I will watch all your videos until I could remember them by heart. Thanks

Dear Emma could you explain please the difference beetwen be and stay? I mean which one is more commonly used? can I say “I will be at the party by/until midnigth”?

could We have a lesson: before vs until. Thanks.

This is my lucky day. I’ve got it all the correct answers. thanks I’m learning a lot, this kind of lessons I ever took. thanks! Emma more lessons.. From:Nick

Thank you emma….it is really helpful…i got 10/10…

Thank you so much and this video can helpful for me.

Many thanks Emma, you’re a very nice person ! You speak very clearly and the fact you explain with some examples is of a great help ! I was able to score 10/10 at the test !

You are a gifted teacher. Thank you so much.

hi emma. i’m learning English. Do you know that your voice extremely beautiful? thanks for your lesson! :D

thank you Emma,thanks a looot

wow, 10 correct out of 10!!! tanks Emnma

thanks but i need most of grammar

hello what is different between when and while in use

Thank you Emma, it is very helpful to me.

Hi Emma i got 9/10 in quiz.this lesson was really nice for me and i did learn a lot of things.

And one more thing i wanted to say, you are looking damn beautiful in this video.

Hi Emma, I got 10 correct out of 10.:D Can you give me some quiz at Email; [email protected] , thanks you so much

You can also use “not until” like ; It was “not until” less than 200 years ago that women were able to vote . Ditto , “It was until less than 200 years ago that women weren’t able to vote” those have same meanings , meanwhile nice lesson :)

Hi Emma, great class. I have a question. In the exercises at the end, why I can’t use “by” in the first case as in the fourth? What about is I am really bored at the party and I leave at 8:00 if I have the opportunity. I mean something like “I will go to the party but I don’t like that kind of places so, I will stay there but midnight is my limit”.

BTW, ideas for new classes: (Sort of/Kind of) and (Like / as). xD

Thank you very much.

Thanks! We already have a lesson on sort of/kind of , but I will put “like/as” on the list!

thank you these lessonce very useful and nice.

Thank you Emma. This lesson helps me understand the timing of using the two prepositions :)

Would you also teach how to use “of” properly? This has already confused me for a long time.

Hi emma thank you for your lesson by way i am confused about using preposition (on,by, with) like this exemple: we don’t need a car,we’ll go …. foot which preposition should i put in

thank you Emma for the wonderful lesson and explain.. and I thank my friend because he taught me this site.

Have a nice day! Thanks for teaching.

It was great lesson but Emma, can you please explain difference between until and till.

Thank you Emma for your help.

amazing lesson teacher. Thanks a lot.

thanks,teacher!

I love the way you teach it’s easy to understand and your expression so cool all ways smile, that’s make your charming . Thanks Emma.

Dear EMMA , very useful for me Thanyou

emma thanks so much

Very useful and well explained. I like your examples very much.

i like this web site. thank you wery much….

thanks a lot emma for ur information but we have a stupid teacher in grammer lol

hi, i understand the use of by and until,, i have got 100 percent of test result. thanks teacher,

Thanks for the lesson Emma. Now I can use “By” and “Until” a bit confidently.

Dear Emma You are really great!!! Thanks for guiding the humanity at large! I love your style, your discourse and you above every thing.

Ema,you are great teacher thanks you very much.

that is tip to by a idea is arrive and to until is stay with “will be”

Thank you so much Emma,

tnx i didn’t know all of these

It is excellent……

I would like to study more English grammar from your website.if you don’t mind can you send some tips to my mail? Definitely I will watch all losses which you have added here…..thanks a lots…

Hi Emma You r so nice Until and by was so confusing for me before. But not now.

Hi, Emma, somebody asked you a question about rain will stop.His question is not available. because nature, which you cannot say accurate, when will rain stop or start.therefor you can use both . is it correct or fail . I have also doubt.

Hi Emma This lesson is really wonderful , if could give us a lesson on ‘won’t & doesn’t would be great.

Thanks, Srini

thanks Emma

To my dear prety Emma, You are very better english teacher I never known. Your lesson is very instersing. But, also, you explain very well. You have sweet voice. I’m very happy to found yoyr course. Great thanks to you. Kodjo

Hi teacher I wanna ask you about “until” we can’t use it with future perfect right? ,but we can use it with the negative future perfect. please help!

Wow!!! This was a useful class!!! I love English more than before with your clear lessons, Emma!!!

Thanks Emma. I did it 100%

Hello~ Nice to meet you. I’m from Korea. Thank you for your great teaching~!!!

i like this lesson so much, thank you teacher.

thanks miss.emma, i really like your lesson

Hi,Thank you so much…. That was very useful….

Could you please help me, how to use IS and ARE.

Question: minute 7, ‘By the summer’ means by the end of summer or before summer? She said before summer but I heard it means by the end of summer! (Actually this is a question regarding the same sentence written on canadian Immigration website: “These files will be finalized by summer 2013”, and somewhere else says: “These files will be finalized by the END of summer 2013”. These two sentences refer to the same files!!!

Yeah！I got 8 correct out of 10，I have progressed，Thank you for Emma

Which sentence is correct? I need 3 Cars tonight by 6:45pm or I need 3 Cars by 6:45pm tonight

wow; I got 10/10

hi Emma, I got a question. As you were teaching by the time at the second sentence you used ‘the thief WAS GONE … ‘ Is ıt right or..? and by the way thank you so much. you’re such a great teacher.

Hello Ma’am, I have a question which confuses me since long time, it is exactly about the “by” and “until”. Example: I will arrive at the party _____ 9 p.m If I use in the space “by” as you said means that I’ll arrive at the party either before 9 p.m or exact on 9 p.m. so, what if I use “until”, could I use “until” instead of “by”? Thank you.

Thanks!! good lesson!

mam i love you,,,,…you are mine favourite teacher….

Ow! I have not known the difference before. I think it is a very useful lesson, moreover the quiz is as handy as the lesson. Thx teacher Emma.

Thank u Emma for your wonderful lesson

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ｔｈａｎｋ　ｙｏｕ　ｖｅｒｙ　ｍｕｃｈ　ａｌｌ　ｙｏｕｒ　ｇｏｏｄ　ｌｅｓｓｏｎｓ

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HI,I like a lot your lessons, you are my favorite teacher, you explain very good.

thanks EMMA – good lesson

Thanks Emma! I got 10/10.

that s so great,these teachers are so awesome

Great Lesson and great teaching. Keep it going Emma! Thanks!

Hi Emma. I’m a receptionist. The check out time in our Hotel is 12p.m. So could you please tell me how should I tell to our clients: you should leave your room until 12p.m or you should leave your room by 12p.m? Thanks

thanks Emma… could you explain the differences between “by and for” to me?

hi miss.. -we had to stay in the exam room until the end of the exam-… that is one of your example, is that really correct sentence? you used had in the situation, then the verb is present tense “stay”… i think it should be “stayed”… am i right?

Hi Teacher Emma. Thanks for your lesson. How to use ” by + gerund” ? It always makes me confused. Could you please inform me about that? Thank you so much, teacher. I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Thank you Emma. Always 10 points for you!!

Thanks Emma. But this lesson was difficult for me.

I got only 7 marks out of 10. It ‘s very really difficult for me. Thanks for all your lessons.

thanks (in javanese, “matur kesuwun.”

Thank you for fabulous teach. I could understand completely.

Dear Emma, I still wondered when I got this question. “The office has been closed until Monday, May 12th 2012” Therefore it will resume operation on Monday or after Monday? Could you help me pls?

sorry….I didn’t get 100 %

Thanks. I got 100%. you are exciting teacher

Good lesson..

Excellent lesson Emma! Thanks! I learned well.

HI MISS EMMA At the end of your lesson you always say ”UNTIL NEXT TIME”based on the above lesson what does it mean.

Thanks emma! Your lessons are always enjoyable.

I got 10/10 score in the test :) thanks emma :) I understand it completely :)

I’m clear about BY and UNTIL. Thank u so much..and thanks engvid.com

i could understand.

I got 90 of 100

I will live in Paris ______________April. Then I will move to Canada.

by until by the time

why until ? why not By? He/She live in paris now ? Look at “Will”. I think, she/he not in Paris yet but going to Paris.

yeahhh i got 90/100……thanks sist,,,

Thanks Emma! You’re a great teacher.

Thank you a lot, Emma

hi Emma I am glad to study with you Thank you for your teaching

I thought the correct tense in the sentence ‘I studied until 7 p.m.’ was Present Perfect: I have studied until 7 p.m. Am I wrong?

By the way, the quiz is so easy…

Woooooooooooow 100%

Hi, thank you Emma for these lessons. I have one question: can not we use both (by and until) in the 3th sentence, like in the 4th sentence? I mean in the video. Thank you for your attention!

Thank you so mush for this great lesson and great explanation

Why don’t we say “The thief had gone by the time I called polic”? Thanks

Hi, Emma. I have a question: till and until, I can use anyone of them in any sentence.All your examples I can replace “till” allowance ” until” , for example, I listen this song” It’s not goodbye” there is a sentence ” till I see you again”, I can replace this sentence like this” until I see you again”. is this correct?, thank you Emma , wonderful lesson, great work, and , is this example is correct 1- the Rebecca and Ronnie were the best teachers in the engvid until Emma, I mean , they were the best teachers and now , you are the number one ” the best”. thank you again Emma.

100%, Thanks,I think is very useful for me.

Nice lesson

Great lesson:Emma i listened to your introduction and i want to know what is correct? “Today we are going to look at WHAT ARE THESE DIFFERENCES” (you said this) OR “TODAY WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT WHAT THESE DIFFERENCES ARE.” ( i thought this is correct)

see video counter number: 00:32

great! i get 100 points for your test. very happy. thank u very much. i can learn a lot of things from yr video. u are wonderful teacher. love u

Hi, This is very good site for learning new things in englis.thank you Emma

It’s very helpful. Your explanation is very clearly.Thanks:)

Thanks for the lesson!

bonjour Emma , je suis fier de votre site engVid, seulement je voudrais vous poser un e question pédagogique:comment suivre vos cours?pour chaque niveau il y-a plusieurs professeurs et plusieurs thèmes? je veux un conseil pédagogique pour aller du bigenner à advanced, thank you for your answer , by

Emma you are very nice and a very good teacher. It’s easier to learn :)

thank you, it’s helpful

thank you!!!

please what mean by the way !!! and when we use it??

sorry, i have understand my previous question and i want to know now, does the verb after “by the time ” always in the past ???

thanks you for the perfect explanation. It’s always great, you clear up all the doubts! I have a small request for your future lessons: could you please, also explain the difference between within and during? also, could you give a lesson on the usage of some verbs like marry – get married or marry/ get engaged or engage? thanks.

well,I have to admit this site is pretty awesome .Just signed up today ,and yeah …is going well ..i was looking for a long time to learn english better.I also have to learn German,but when you don’t have a passion for that ,it goes pretty slow.Anyway ,keep up the good work guys ,you’re doing a fine job :)

Thank you Emma! Your class is very nice!

Thanks Emma. very nice way of teaching

Thanks Ms Emma, very polite style of delivering lesson but very bad I got only 60%.

I got 90% thank you very much. :D

hello……emma, could you please explain to me difference between by and within?

Thanks! Your way’s very clearly!

Hi, Emma! Thank you for your lessons, it’s very helpful. I have a question about Sequence of Tenses when we use “by”. Let’s look at your example of using “by”: “The subway was closed by the time I left work”. Does it mean the same as “When I left work, subway had been already closed” or “Subway had been closed before I left work”. To my mind we should use Past Perfect and Simple Past in this sentence, shouldn’t we? I look forward to your reply. =)

Hi, I got 80% and I am very happy now because I didn’t understand this before. But now I understand. Thank you! Andi

thanks emma,i understand your lesson

hi emma, its very good but i have one question, why use “by” in the position of “before”

This lesson was some confuse, but I got 8 of 10. Thanks Emma. I´v a question, I have to listen to Still word, this is the same meaning of Until. Could you Explain it Emma?:-)

সব দেখি ওয়া ওয়া । I’ve no term to define it. commendable .

emma thanks a lot for your classes and you are really cute by the way lol,but i really like your teaching,hopefully be a good teacher like you are thanks you so much

thank you very much… I am almost study your lesson

“By and until” make me confused in a long time. But your lesson help me solve that. Thanks so much.

Thanks..Emma. I got 80%..

Thanks Emma ^^

i got 100 points because of you Emma :)

I’m improving my english with each lesson. Thanks.

What a wonderful lesson! :D Thanks very much Emma, you’re great.

Thank you very much for your very useful lesson.

In example 2 the thief was gone or had gone its active not passive correct me if i am wrong please

I’ve no term to define it. commendable .

Hi Emma.thanks for ur great effort to teach us sth. May i ask you or your colleagues a favor? could you have a lesson about differences between these words?? i’m really confused Riot-Rally-Outcry and revolt Thnak you in advance

thanks emma, it’s really great job thanks again

i ‘ve got 70 marks on this section :-) feeling improve

thanks for your lessons

Thank you for teaching.I have just a criticism,you look in a hurry to finish the teaching,just relax.And speaking slowly.

hi , can you give me the answer of this stetement ? the children are usually home …. four o’clock .

can we use present perfect instead of “UNTILL”? ?

thnx teacher great lesson i can learn from u easily cuz ur accent is really clear i love the teachers who smiling alot …. big kiss

It’s very complicated but, I understand!Thank you pretty teacher.

Emma congratulation What is the largest number of people are watching you That an obvious evidence you are a good teacher Thanks Emma

Thank you, Emma. I could really understand the difference between by and until.

OHHH!! I got 8,,, Thanks

90% … I had lost the seventh question, my friend disappointed me, … “He /She left by the time ….”, … maybe it’s the difficult question in all of this test …

Thank you Teacher Emma, …

Thanks Emma! I am a beginner of writing essays for toefl. I would appreciate you if you would make a lesson for it … I can see many lessons here ,however, I think there is no brainstorming【(I am not sure whether the word brainstorming is correct or not….):to think what to write about, before you start writing your essay. 】classes. I am not goot at getting the idea of what the topic says. I always get confused what to think about when i see the topic. It may be difficut for you to make a lesson about it because I understand that everyone has diffrent ways of thinking …. You are a great teacher. Your explanation is easy to understand. P.S.sorry for my English …

Great lesson Emma! I got it. 100% score correct of the Quiz!

nice but i am not yet

Dear Emma,I got 10 correct out of 10.the lesson is so useful to me.Thank you.

i did not perfect yet. im looking for someone who cAN check and correct my grammar. it’s very difficult for me..

Great lesson!

Thanks Emma a lot!

you can use ” i can ” with until ex : i can do somthing until … and you can use ” i have to” with by ex: i hoave to finshid sothing by …

Thanks may god bless you even more intelligence, happiness and sweetness

sorry palms someone knows what´s the meaning of HIGH ENOUGH? THANK YOU FROM COLOMBIA

Thank you for this interesting lesson. Now I know when to use “by” and “until” correctly. Thanks again.

Hi, Emma. I’m happy to see you.

Hi, Emma. Thanks a lot for this wonderful lesson. Please, continue making your videos. And by the time you finish your work we will learn a lot from you.

Hi, it is a very good lesson…thanks a lot…

I appreciate you very much lovely Emma.

thank you very much!

thanks for your lessons,I have learned a lot of english on your lessons.

This is on of my favorite lesson in engvid. Very very very thak you Emma.

Thank you so much Emma, It was so effective

Good Emma. I have read it plenty of time from a book, “English Grammar in Use”, by Raymond Murphy, until now I have not been able to understand its use.By the time I listened your video I have got it well.

Thanks Emma .. 100 %

yaaaah ,Done 100 :D

Great lesson. P/S: Oh! I need someone to help me to improve my English on Facebook too. Anyone? Thanks a lot.

I am a little bit confused by using UNTIL and BY and BY THE TIME :( I got 7 out of 10, and I am not sure in some of my answer. I feel bad :(

thank you mrs. emma

Q. _______you leave now, you will be late. 1) untill 2) till 3) unless 4) although which option is correct?

i think its Unless..

Thanks Emma you are grate teacher.

I will be too old by the time I learned English. :D

Thank you very much. very clear explanation

10/10 Thanks Emma.

Thanks Emma! got 10/10..:)

THANKS EMMA, FROM MERIDA YUCATAN MEXICO

thank you very match on this lesson

My work schedule is midnight tonight, so I have to be there by 12a.m. until 7:00a.m.:D

I just love your lesson teacher. I have been learning a lot.

Great and challenging lesson I can write one example for every preposition that I learned watching this usefully video. I will stay at the the house until 21:00 p.m. and than I’m going to birthday party to have some fun! My goal is to lose 5 pounds and get some muscles especially in my stomach by March. The party will be over by the time we arrived. The thief was gone by the time I called the police. The Subway was closed by the time I left work.

thank yoooooooou :)

I have confusion on below sentence.

He is on leave until Saturday. a)It means he will join office on Saturday b)It means he will join office on Friday.

Please clear my doubt.

He is on leave until Saturday. a)It means he will join office on Saturday b)It means he will join office on Monday.

Thanks Emma. I’m learning a lot with your videos. Thanks.

if we had to choose between until and by i think the future time with will, will help us to know that we must use by is this right

It´s a pleasure to learn from you. Tanks Emma

Thanks Emma for this nice and complicated lesson.

thank you! so nice lesson .

Hello Teacher,

I have question ,here that.

I will finish my essay by 4 pm i will finsh my essat ay 4 pm.. which sentense is correct????

another question.

i will come to restaurant at 4 pm i will come to restaurant by 4 pm??

which sentence is correct???

Neither. It should be “I will come to the restaurant”. Both “at” and “by” are correct, but they have slightly different meanings. “ At 4 p. m.” is more exact. “I will come there by 4 p. m.” = I might come earlier.

I got six out of ten :(. I thing I mitgh not undertood this lesson very well. I will try it again

Thank you for the great lesson. I got 8 out of 10, can I try again perhaps tomorrow or in a few days ?

I will be learning English until Emma is in Engvid.com. Is that correct, Emma?

Good evening, Emma! Thank you very much for your lessons! It`s very helpful and useful for me. Your explanation is very good! In this quiz I got 100. It is only because of you! Thank`s a lot!!!

Thank you, Emma. Now I Know.

Thanks, Emma, for excellent explanation!

Emma run the police is coming!!! …hahaha …

very good Emma! thank you for this class …

I understood the difference between By and Until and By the Time look :

>By is I Star Something >Until is how long time I will be >By the time is Between two actions and I divide the before and after.

is correct?

hi don’t go to Europe now, it’s to cold !!!! I can see the sea behind you on your picture makes me dream…. bye

Thanks, Emma

At last I’ve understood this grammar. Thanks a lot!

THANKS VERY MUCH EMMA

Dear Queen Emma, I focus in this lesson until you finished, then I surprise how much you so beautiful.

Also, your character is so amazing and have incredible ability to let’s focus in its.

I wish i could have a class in your class.

Hi Emma, great lesson,the first time I understood difference between this preposition of time. Thanks.

Really helpful. If I know this website earlier, the situation would be different.

your lessons always useful Emma.

Thanks, Emma. Good lesson. I got 90

That was really great!!!!.thank you so much one more time Emma. I’m very happy!!!!

i am confuse about this tense so please kindly clear my cofusion about that, ( the thief was gone by the time i called the police ) can we use the thief had gone ,,,

l worked hard by you called me

Thank youuu! it’s really helpful

i got 100 :D you’re helping me a lot Emma you have a very good method of explaining things you made complicated things easy to understand i really wanna thank you :)

thanks alot the best tutor i’ve ever met reality and virtually

I didn’t use the correct one until I watched this lesson. I should speak fluently by February 2018.Thanks Emma

Thanks for the lesson. I got 90 /100

thank you Emma. After watching this video, I realized that I couldn’t use these prepositions correctly. Now, I got it:)

Great , i got full mark (°∆°)

I’ll study English until becoming fluent. I want to speak well by next year.

I got 10 out of 10. This lesson was little tricky, but I have learned completely.

Thank You, Emma!

I GOT 5 TO 10

very seamless lesson …thanks alt

I got 10 correct out of 10

Thanks for the lesson.It is very helpful.I got 10 correct)

well I think these are good examples about until, by and by the time i guess the is a wrong sentence in the examples, my goal is to lose five pounds…..may, i wrote until it was not correct according to the system but I think our goal will not be sure to be achieved when we plan a goal it does not sure we are going to achieve it so it sometimes does not depend on me.the rest of sentences I agree with them…

I am going to rent a car by may. I am going to charge my credit card by tomorrow. I will be taking the car rent by 2 p.m. I read a book until 11 p.m. the contest will be celebrated until may. I took the car to the mechanic i left by the time you paid the credit card

Always great!

thank you so much

Great lesson, I little confused but interesting :)

You got 8 correct out of 10. thank you

Many thanks to Emma …

You said in your example (thief was gone by the time i called police) How i can ues (was) with v3 do you think i have to say ( thief had hone by the time i called police ?

Thank you Emma ⚘

I got 10/10 without even watching the entire video.

Thank you Emma

Hi Emma how r u

I will quit smoking by the summer. can I change the above sentence into “I will be smoking until the summer”?

Hi Emma, thanks for your nice and interesting teachin, It’s realy usefull.

100! Got it!

Emma, thanks for this lesson!

I will want to learn English language

Thank you so much

I got 100! Cool! By the time I finish all your lessons, I’ll have improved my english. :D

Thanks Emma!!

Hi, please, makes sense I fill with “while” instead of “by the time”? 7. My friend left while I got home.

My job starts at 8:30a.m.so I must be there by 8:30a.m. I work until 5:30p.m. then I drive home.

Thank you Emma!

Dear Emma, we have learnt till for possitive and until for negative. We will wait for him until he comes. How is it ? otherwise we will wait for him till he comes.

9/10. Thank you Emma.

Olá Emma, tenho uma pergunta… e a palavra EVEN, também quer dizer até?

Thaks Emma for your useful lesson.

Shouldn’t question #7 be: 7. My friend _HAD_ left ______ I got home.

It seems to me that the Past Perfect should be the correct way to write this sentence.

Thank you. 10/10

thhankyoouuu emma

why you didn’t have any date for videos or comments?

Hi emma thank you for your explaination I have one quesion how i learn when iam listening or i am watching your vidio in ingvid.com Which lesson is first which is last,where i bigun when i am whatching your vidio please answer my queation ? By the way your vidios is very excitng and i am intrest when i saw your lessons i learn more thank you teacher emma

Wo0ow! I got 10 out of 10.

Thank you very much Emma..

Thank you so much. It was very useful for me.

Thanks a lot teacher Emma!?

Thanks a lot. I got 10 out of 10 :)

I got 9 out of 10 Thank you emma

I got 10 out of 10 Thank you, Emma

I had a little bit of doubt in some of the prep but when i watched this video ihave been understood the lesson is afire , and love it Igot100.

Thanks again Emma. It is motivating interest to continue with your lessons.

thank you for your lesson. it was really good for me..

but i confused this sentence:

The thief was gone by the time I called the pollice. “was + V3” is passive, isn’t it? Did sentence meaning be not logical?

My English is not well, I’m sorry about my mistakes, I hope you understand me :)

thank you so much emma, you are awesome.

10/10 boss!

Hi Emma.I’m studying both English and French. you seem teaching French too?. you are the great teacher that I like to study with your Channel. If you have a teaching French channel, please share me it link ! thank you so much. Take care !

10/10! Wonderful! I will start another teacher’s lesson by the time I finish Emm’s lesson. I reckon finish all Emma’s video by July.

Thanks Emma , I got 9 out of 10

Thank you Ms. Emma.

I cannot understand the difference between by and untill … I passed the test intuitively

I watched the video twice and took the quiz after watching it once. I got 10 correct out of 10.

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thank you for the valuable information.

I’m very excited to study English with English.com especially with Emma . She is the best teacher in the world. I got 10/10 in this quiz, all thanks to Emma

Thank good my teacher emma iam quiz results exam prefect 10/10 By vs until

10/10…….super!

5/10 best regards Emma (Kazakhstan 18oct2021) the lesson is not an easy one

Thanks. teacher, I love your classes. :))

Thanks for your wonderful lessons. My doubt is on question no. 4. Assuming that this question does not include the last phrase “After Tuesday, the rain will stop”, we can use either “until” or “by” right? If the speaker emphasis that we can expect rain on or before Tuesday, he should use “by” or if it’s already raining or the weather condition signals it’s going to rain heavily, he should use “until”. Please let me know.

BTW, I’ve got 10/10 on this quiz, but I spent 10 seconds only for this question.

Thanks Emma, great explanations. I got 10 correct out of 10, I didn’t expect that as the lesson wasn’t easy.

Thanks a lot, Emma. Your lessons are really helpful for me! :)

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This article was co-authored by Ronitte Libedinsky, MS . Ronitte Libedinsky is an Academic Tutor and the Founder of Brighter Minds SF, a San Francisco, California based company that provides one-on-one and small group tutoring. Specializing in tutoring mathematics (pre-algebra, algebra I/II, geometry, pre-calculus, calculus) and science (chemistry, biology), Ronitte has over 10 years of experience tutoring to middle school, high school, and college students. She also tutors in SSAT, Terra Nova, HSPT, SAT, and ACT test prep. Ronitte holds a BS in Chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MS in Chemistry from Tel Aviv University. There are 7 references cited in this article, which can be found at the bottom of the page. wikiHow marks an article as reader-approved once it receives enough positive feedback. In this case, 89% of readers who voted found the article helpful, earning it our reader-approved status. This article has been viewed 477,130 times.

It feels like homework never stops getting piled on, and keeping track of it all can feel a little chaotic. That’s where a homework schedule comes in. With a good schedule, you won’t have to worry about missing homework assignments or not having enough time to finish them, and it’s surprisingly easy to put one together. Not sure where to start? Don’t worry—we’ll walk you through what to do step-by-step below!

Setting Up a Homework Schedule

Creating a Homework Space

Understanding What Needs To Get Done

• The subject or course in which the work is assigned (for example, Spanish , algebra , French or English )
• Know what you're expected to hand in or do and ask if you do not understand (for example, turn in an essay , develop a PowerPoint presentation, or take a test.)
• The details of your assignments (for example, double-spaced or single-spaced, blue ink or black).
• Page numbers (which pages you need to read, study, or refer to complete your assignment.)
• Due date of the assignment.

Getting All of Your Homework Done

• To solve this problem, if you cannot meet all the deadlines, use a static priority rate-monotonic policy. Find the course that releases new homework the most frequently, and list it the highest (do the work first), and so forth. This is mathematically optimal among all static-priority scheduling policies. In other words, if ANY static priority scheme can meet all the deadlines, the rate-monotonic static priority scheme will meet all the deadlines, too. When the static priority scheme misses deadlines, it is deterministic - the lowest priority class assignments will be skipped, so it behaves predictably when you are overloaded. If certain assignments have the same due date, then start with the one(s) that are hardest or will take the longest.

• If you have a five-page English paper due on Friday, evenly spread the total amount of hours you believe it is going to take to complete the paper between each day.

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• Avoid distractions such as TV, video games, phone conversation, or surfing the internet. You must fully devote your schedule to doing this. That means turning off all electronics except your lamp , clock , and room light, and, if needed, your computer. You may even want to turn off your phone. Thanks Helpful 0 Not Helpful 0

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• Try writing reminders on sticky-notes about your assignment due dates or important information you really need to remember. Put these sticky notes in a place you regularly go to in your house (such as your homework area, bedroom, or closet), so that you'll see them and be reminded.
• If you're having a really hard time concentrating, take a short break (even if it isn't your schedule break time). Even taking a walk outside for ten minutes or grabbing a quick snack from the kitchen can help you reset.
• If music with lyrics distracts you, don't try to listen to it while you do homework. Consider playing white noise or instrumental music instead to help you focus.

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If you want to get some homework done in the morning, that's awesome! Just make sure you get everything ready the night before so you can get right to work in the morning. We've created a list to help you do just that! We'll start by walking you through some ways to prepare the night before and then share a few pointers to help you have a stress-free morning.

Figure out how much time you'll need in the morning.

• Don't forget to leave plenty of time for eating breakfast and getting ready!

Leave your homework out so it's ready to go.

• If you think you might need stuff like a dictionary, graph paper, or a ruler, go ahead and grab it now. [3] X Trustworthy Source Child Mind Institute Nonprofit organization providing evidence-based care for children with mental health and learning disorders and their families Go to source

Pack your lunch and set out your clothes at night.

Set your alarm to wake you up in the morning.

• If you have a family member who wakes up early, ask them to make sure you’re awake in the morning and to wake you up immediately if you’re still snoozing.

Go to bed at a sensible hour so you won't be tired.

• Put your phone on a sleep timer if your friends have a habit of calling or texting you late into the night.

Sit at a desk or table to finish your homework in the morning.

• If your bed is starting to look a little too appealing as you’re working at your desk, get up and go work at the kitchen table, just in case!

Do logic-based homework first.

Get up and move around if you start to feel sleepy.

• Be careful not to get distracted! Limit your break to 1-2 minutes.

Leave enough time to get to school before the first bell.

Give yourself more than a day for tough assignments.

• If you're procrastinating because you don't understand the assignment, don't be afraid to ask your teacher to clarify! Ask for clear instructions and examples so you can get started. [13] X Trustworthy Source Edutopia Educational nonprofit organization focused on encouraging and celebrating classroom innovation Go to source

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If you want to do your homework in the morning, prepare the night before by setting out your homework on your desk so you don't waste time the next day. Then, set your alarm so you wake up with enough time to complete your assignments, have breakfast, and get to school. When you wake up in the morning, do stretches to make you feel more alert and drink a glass of cold water to release adrenaline. Finally, sit at a desk or table to do your assignments to help you stay focused. To learn why you should complete logic-based homework first, read on! Did this summary help you? Yes No

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How to Establish a Homework Routine on Weekends

by Gretchen | Oct 1, 2012 | Academic Coaching , Organization , Procrastination | 0 comments

So how should students manage their time during their precious weekend time? When is the best time to do homework, and when is the best time to relax?

In my experience, most students want to save their homework until Sunday night. While understandable (Homework is distasteful! Why not push it off until the last possible moment?), this habit often gets them in trouble, as they usually have more homework than can possibly be accomplished between 6-9pm on Sunday.

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I know many parents who want their kids to get homework started on Saturday mornings. If a student is motivated to do it, this is a fine suggestion. However, I’m a big believer that kids need a break from school work, just like adults do. I’d HATE my life if I worked every day of the week; why should it be any different for kids?

Sunday ritual to the rescue!

Recently I stumbled upon this blog entry by Cal Newport about how to create a ritual that starts on Sunday morning and continues for the rest of the day. As Cal says, “Friday and Saturday are a time to be social. Sunday morning and afternoon is a time for you to regroup, get organized, and get prepared for the upcoming week.”

The ritual he proposes includes a big breakfast, a swing by the library to do some planning for the day, getting some exercise, and then some time later for thinking through the upcoming week.

Cal writes for college students, not high school students, and so the Sunday ritual he proposes is quite a bit more elaborate than I’d advocate for younger students. You’ll note that it doesn’t include time for homework, just for planning for the week (I’m guessing that Cal proposes trying to get most homework done during the school week itself).

However, I love the idea of creating a routine, and I especially love that the routine includes exercise. I recommend that students design their own rituals, and include time for:

• planning for the week (in the morning)
• exercise (in the late morning)
• homework (after exercise…given that the brain is most ready for learning after at least 20 minutes of exericse)

Of course, family schedules are complex, and this routine may not work for everyone. So often my coaching clients will tell me, “I wanted to do my homework when we planned, but my mom made me help her around the house.” Perhaps this is true! Perhaps it is ALSO true that the teen didn’t tell her mother that she HAD a plan in the first place.

Regardless, having a Sunday ritual that works for the whole family will make these kinds of excuses a moot point, and lead to greater productivity AND a greater sense of control. Not to mention, the opportunity to relax and enjoy Sunday evening without having to finish last minute assignments.

If you are a parent having trouble getting buy-in from your teen about establishing Sunday rituals, a few sessions of academic coaching (to brainstorm ideas with a non-annoying adult) might be just the thing. Feel free to contact me for more information.

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I make a weekly homework packet that's given to the children on Monday to be returned Friday. For each of the four days, I give a language arts and math page to be completed. These can include spelling practice, phonics, grammar, etc. whatever we're working on during the week. A night's homework should take no more than fifteen or twenty minutes to complete in my district. The parents love having all week to complete the packet with their child.

I teach first grade and send home a weekly homework packet every Monday to be due back on Friday. The parents love it because it enables them to complete homework with their child when its convenient. I have a cover sheet attached which states what should be completed on each day if they desire to do it that way. :)

I send home my "homework contract" on Monday and it is due back on Friday. Students are expected to read for 15 minutes, practice spelling words for Friday's test, memorize a Bible Verse, and they have math flashcards of basic addition facts (and soon subtraction). The parents record the books read each night and initial it each night, too. This is their accountability part that they are reading the books I send home each night. Homework is only supposed to take about 30 minutes each night.

I always send handouts that I have taught by Friday or that will be taught by Monday or Tuesday, making sure that they won't need to complete those until later that week. You need to be careful about that. If it is a new spelling assignment, I model it and practice it with them on Friday of the week before.

My homework packet has a dated cover sheet with assignments listed for each day of the week, Monday through Thursday. When I speak to parents on Back to School Night, I tell them that if they are going to complete homework ahead of when its listed to be aware that the skill may not have been covered yet. You could also include homework on skills from the previous week so that doesn't happen. :)

I used to have the same problem of getting it in their folders at the last minute. With the packet, it gets done on Monday and you don't have to worry about it after that. Parents love it also. Some members of my first grade team used to do daily HW but have since switched over to the packet. They love it, too. It's worth a try, if you don't like it you can always switch back next year. :):) I think the first year I used the packet was the hardest for me. It was time consuming finding appropriate and relevant practice for the kids. Now it's much easier. I keep packets from years past in a folder and I might only have to make a few changes before copying and handing out. (Pacing and skills stay relatively the same from year to year.)

Here is what I have come up with as far as a cover sheet for my homework packet. I took one, that I believe that I found here, (I'm sorry I don't know who to give credit to) :o and I tweaked it to work for my classroom needs. What do you guys think Do you see any typos or things you'd change Thanks, because this homework packet is going to be SO NEW for me this year, but I'm excited! Thanks for all of your help (especially janicepet)

Every week I send home a list of spelling words and a home reading bag. The home reading bag has a selection of "just right" books that I expect the child to read to a family member, along with a reading log that I expect the parents to sign. At the beginning of the year I sent home a list of ways to practice spelling words and a list of ways to practice math facts. Parents and children know that we will have a spelling test every Friday, math facts tests 2-3 times per week and that I will have a book chat with each child about one of the books in their reading bag. There are no corrections or photocopies to do. I meet with children first thing in the morning to listen to them read/chat about their books, so it's an extra reading conference. For me, this systems works out great. It's quick, easy, meaningful and routine, so that everyone knows what to expect. For parents who request extra homework for their child, I give them a list of ways to respond to books and a blank journal. I tell them that I'll look at any book projects that their child does and I'll read and discuss anything that their child writes. For people who insist on math worksheets, I'll usually give them a website address with printable worksheets and invite them to print some out for their child and then to correct them together. I don't think that I'll ever do homework any other way.

This year I am sending home homework calendars. Each day has an activity that the students need to complete for that day. For example, September 3 might say, write your name 5 times, Sept. 4 might say, Draw a picture of something that starts with the letter s... This is at the kindergarten level but it could be addapted. With the calendar you can use a spiral notebook. I tell my students they need to return the work every friday.

Weekly homework works better for me. I send home a homework folder for the week on Monday. It includes spelling words, math review (I copy the Daily Math Review for M - Th), a poem to read, a reading passage with questions and a language skill. It's all review work that is reinforcing skills we are working on in the classroom - except for the spelling words which are new. Homework has to be turned in on Fridays. Parents (and students) love the weekly homework because of the flexibility with ball schedules, dance, church, etc. I do a quick check on Friday to see if it's been completed and to see if anyone is having a problem. Since I am not covering any new material and this is for reinforcement and review - I don't grade it. Works great in my classroom.

I love packets and my families have been very receptive to them. I do have them turn in spelling on Tuesday and Wednesday (3 X each in ABC order and MEANINGFUL sentences with a minimum number of words). We do a whole lot of lessons following Step Up to Writing to identify appropriate sentences. The rest of the packet is due on Fridays and a new one goes home on Friday. The packet has 2 spelling pages, and 6-8 other pages of relevant work to support class work. They also need to read for 80 mins. each week (4 X 20 mins.) and record on a log that includes a reading response and parent signature. This year I had a parent who came in religiously on Thursday afternoons to copy the packets and she returned on Friday AM to check for completion on packets, the students would then remove a few key pages that I wanted to get a close look at, the rest we would quickly correct together in a circle on the carpet with their papers in plain view. This did not even take 15 mins once a week. It held them accountable, they never knew which pages I would be collecting and their packet was checked for completion each week. I liked having the spelling due on set days so that they did not leave everything for the last minute.

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 Mondays are awful. If there was a poll for which day of the week is the worst, Monday would be in for the win. After a relaxing weekend of sleeping in and having fun, the alarm buzzes early in the morning. The snooze button can only be hit so many times before reality sets in and its time to wake up.

Coming to school on Mondays is enough of a struggle. The only thing that makes them worse is tests. The Friday before, teachers inform the class that they have a test Monday. Most students remember, but they don’t pick up their homework until Sunday afternoon. When it comes to that afternoon, study guides are pulled out and stared at blankly. No notes, or homework can jog their memories about how to do the problems. So, they do their best to study but eventually just give up and say that they will go talk to their teachers in the morning.

This creates another problem, because usually the teachers are not there or 20 other students stand in the room waiting for help. With our crazy schedule at BV West, it is unfair for tests to be given on a Monday. The students that have class Monday are not given the extra time to get help, like those that have class Tuesday and have multiple extra chances to go in to see teachers.

According to district policy, tests may not be given on Friday. Teachers may call them quizzes and give them on Fridays, but they may not be called tests. It seems better to have 7 quizzes on Friday than 3 or 4 big tests on a Monday. Tests should at least be saved for Wednesdays or Thursdays. These days allow more time to get the help that is needed to be successful on the test.

The school district wants to see better grades and higher tests scores. Therefore, they would get more results by only giving tests midweek. Tests are designed to show what has been learned, but with the pressure on students to be outstanding, that extra time can be tons of help.

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