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English for Emails
Unit 5: Making arrangements
Task 1
Put the phrases in the right group.
next week / when you are free / after work /
next time you come / at the weekend / on
Monday/yesterday / three days ago /
tomorrow / in 2009 / last month / in October
In the past
In the future
In the past or future



Answer :

The phrases can be categorized as follows:

In the past:
- three days ago
- yesterday
- in 2009
- last month
- in October

In the future:
- next week
- when you are free
- after work
- next time you come
- at the weekend
- on Monday
- tomorrow

In the past or future:
- phrases that could refer to either the past or the future, like "next week" (depends on the context)

This categorization helps organize the phrases based on whether they refer to events that occurred in the past, will happen in the future, or could apply to both past and future scenarios.