Temporal expressions
What Temporal expressions means in Italian GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Prepositions such as 'da', 'entro' and 'tra/fra' express time relationships, with 'da' meaning since, 'entro' meaning within or by a certain time, and 'tra/fra' meaning between or among.
The preposition da with the present tense describes an ongoing action that began in the past, translating as 'for' or 'since'.
Topics that use Temporal expressions
- Prepositions (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Articulated prepositions
- Past narratives
- Prepositions
- Spatial relationships
- Time and duration
- Verb tenses
- Verb-preposition combinations
- Grammatical contractions
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