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For today’s English lesson, let’s look at the difference between using time, a time, the time.
Here are the example sentences. To get the details of this English lesson, you need to listen to the podcast or check the transcript for the details:
- If you want to have a meeting this week, I only have time on Friday morning.
- Do you have time to talk this afternoon?
- I have a lot of free time next week.
- There was a time when most people didn’t have a mobile phone.
- Do you remember the time we went to Miami? It was a lot of fun.
- I had a great time at the party last night.
- Do you have the time?
- Do you have the time to finish this report?
- Do you have the time to help me?
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I had free time all day now I'm not
Thanks a lot Michel for such great explanation about the word time
Thank you Argenis! I’m glad you like it.
thank you MAN your podcasts are awesome ! keep in mind that your lessons are very helpful
I hope it was fun
Thanks Khalid! Much appreciated 🙂
Dear Michael Sir,
The episode 380 – Time, A Time, & The Time is really great for me as it was always having been confused when it came to using. However, I have still some unclear about the The Time. As you teach us, the time implies the current time. That is fine upto this point, but, what I do not understand is that suppose I have the time to help you after certain period of time, or after one month or six months, a year or two year except the current time, is it okay using do you have the time help me after one month or so and so ? Likewise, finishing up a report may take more than months (just for example), does the question do you have the time fo finish this report become correct ?
• Do you have the time? ( When you want to know the current time, Do you have the time to help me in order to do something or do you have the time means do you have the current time ? )
• Do you have the time to finish this report?
• Do you have the time to help me?
With sincerest regards,
Mohan Angbo
Thanks for asking. I think I can help you.
When “time” means space in your daily schedule, we can use “the time” as in your example:
Do you have the time to help me in order to do something or do you have the time means do you have the current time.
But I can use this for the future or past, as you mentioned. Since “time” in this case is not countable, we may or may not use “the”
I didn’t have time yesterday to do it. (or) I didn’t have the time yesterday to do it.
I’m busy tomorrow to, so I won’t have time to do it (or) I’m busy tomorrow to, so I won’t have the time to do it.
Using “the” brings the attention more to the word time.
I hope that is helpful.
Regards,
Michael