MỘT SỐ ĐIỀU CẦN NẮM VỮNG KHI LÀM BÀI PART 2 (QUESTIONS with WHEN) ĐỐI VỚI SINH VIÊN LỚP LISTENING LEVEL 2, TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC DUY TÂN
The question word When is used to ask about time such as parts of day, times of day,
days, dates, years, decades,etc.
• The present simple tense is mostly used in the questions with When but they may
refer to the future, especially when they involve such verbs as plan, suppose, and
expect. The correct response may use a verb in the future tense.
• Below are prepositions usually found in responses to the questions with When:

in + duration/month/year

In about ten munites
In two months.
In July.

at + specific time

At 9 o’clock.
At 8:15 a.m.
At the end of next month.

on + day/date

On the first day of September.
On March 2.

by + time/day/date

By 8 o’clock at the latest.
By the end of this week.

not until + time/day/date

Not until next week.
Not until Wednesday.

Example
Listen and choose the best response to the question.
When is the workshop supposed to end?
(A) At 3 o’clock.
(B) It does not work.
(C) At the end of the corridor.
Response (A) is the correct choice because it mentions a specific time. Response (B) is
misleading because it uses a similar sounding word (work - workshop). Response (C) is
incorrect because it indicates a location.

Structure 1
When is + subject + ...?
Q When is the train to London?
A In thirty minutes.

Possible responses:
 At 5 o’clock sharp.
 Not until 7 o’clock tomorrow morning.
 Please ask the conductor.
 Why don’t you go to the information center?

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Test-Taking Strategies
The subjects in this type’of questions may involve means of transportation
(bus/train/flight),
travel (visit/trip/journey), or events (presentation/meeting/seminar/training session/
conference/appointment).
The present simple tense is used in the question, but the correct response may refer to
a future time such as In 30 minutes./Tomorrow morning./Next Wednesday at 2 p.m.,
etc.
Structure 2
When is/are + subject + due?
When is the deadline for + noun/noun phrase?
Q When is the project due?
A Next Monday.

Possible responses:
 By the end of this month.
 We have a few more days.
 You should finish it before five o’clock today.

Test-Taking Strategies
You may not hear the noun/noun phrase in the question, but you can choose the
correct response if you can listen to the word due or deadline, which refers to a specific
time for something to be finished.
The correct responses to the questions of this type may include the structure
preposition + time or a complete statement with should or have to.
next + day Next Friday at 9.
on. + day/date On Monday. On January 27.
by the end of .. By the end of the month/week.
day + morning/afternoon + at + specific
time

Wednesday afternoon at 3 p.m.