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L2-PAR-03 · By / no later than with までに

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L2-PAR-03Level 2 GrammarSequencing

Using までに to say by a deadline or no later than a time

Use this when you want to set a clear time limit for when something must be done.

time / date + までに

Warm-up

Read and notice

  1. 金よう日 までに さくぶん を かきます。I will write the essay by Friday.
  2. 七時 までに うち に かえります。I will get home by 7 o'clock.

Structure drill

Rebuild the pattern

  1. Choose the deadlineSay the latest time or day first.
  2. Add までにThis sets the finishing limit.
  3. Say the actionState what will be done by then.

Controlled practice

Use the lesson frames

  1. Rewrite this frame with your own class topic: I will write the essay by Friday.金よう日 までに さくぶん を かきます。
  2. Underline the grammar chunk you must keep unchanged in this pattern, then adapt the rest.七時 までに うち に かえります。

Comic strip response

Explain the conversation

  1. Homework planningしゅくだい は いつ しますか。木よう日 までに します。
  2. Meeting planなん時 に きますか。六時はん までに 行きます。

Independent output

Make it your own

  1. Write one sentence about your own life using L2-PAR-03.
  2. Write one sentence linked to class topic work.
  3. Circle the watch-out you need to check most carefully.
    • まで means until, but までに means by a deadline. They are not exactly the same.
    • Use this when the action finishes before the limit, not continuously all the way through.

Success check

Mastery tick-off