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4. About –tahminan, chamasi. Tahminiy, mavhum vaqtni ifodalash uchun ishlatiladi.
At about 5 o’clock. –Tahminan 5 larda
5. During – davomida, vaqtida, mobaynida. Biron – bir jarayonning boshlanishidan tugagunigacha bo’lgan vaqtni o’z ichiga oladi.
We translate texts and do exercises during the lesson.
Nobody said a word during the meal.
Many people were killed during the war.
6. Before – oldin. Biron – bir jarayondan avvalgi vaqtni ko’rsatadi.
I saw Jack before the lesson.
Jack was a teacher before the war.
7. After – keyin. Biron-bir jarayondan keyingi vaqtni ko’rsatadi.
We went home after the lesson.
Jack became a Prime – minister after the war.
7. Past. Soatga nisbatan o’tgan vaqtni ko’rsatadi.
5 minutes past 7 o’clock – 7 dan 5 ta o’tdi
A quarter past 7 o’clock – 7 dan 15 ta o’tdi
A half past 7 o’clock – 7 yarim bo’ldi
8. To. Soatga nisbatan kam vaqtni ko’rsatadi.
5 minutes to 7 o’clock – 5 ta kam yetti
A quarter to 7 o’clock – 15 ta kam yetti
A half to 7 o’clock – olti yarim bo’ldi (yarim soat kam yetti)
9. Between – oralig’ida. Ish – harakatning ko’rsatilgan ikkita vaqt oralig’ida bajarilishini, sodir bo’lishini ko’rsatadi.
Between 2 and 3 o’clock.
Between Monday and Thursday.
Between the 23 rd and the 25 th of February.
I was watching TV between 2 and 3 o’clock yesterday.
10. Until/by – gacha.

Until va by predloglarining farqi shundaki until predlogi … gacha ma’nosida ish – harakatning ko’rsatilgan vaqtgacha davom etib yetib borganligini ifodalaydi. By predlogi … gacha ma’nosida biron-bir ish-harakatning bajarilishiga belgilangan muhlatga nisbatan ishlatiladi. (Ish harakat ko’rsatilgan vaqtgacha davom etib borishi shart emas. Lekin ko’rsatilgan muddatdan o’tib ketishi mumkin emas. Ish – harakat ko’rsatilgan muddatgacha bo’lgan har qanday vaqtda sodir bo’lishi mumkin.)