Complete the following sentences using by or until.
1. I will keep asking …………………. you send my payment. (by / until)
2. The shop is open ……………………. 9 pm. (by / until)
3. They said that they would finish the job …………………. Friday. (by / until)
4. I waited for him ……………….. 12 o’clock and then I went home. (by / until)
5. I will be staying in this city ………………… the end of this month. (by / until)
6. I will be home …………………. five o’clock. (by / until)
7. ……………….. the end of the party, everybody was drunk. (by / until)
8. I will be in bed ……………….. the time you get home. (by / until)
9. I will be ready ………………… the time you arrive. (by / until)
10. I will wait here …………………. you come back. (by / until)
Answers
1. I will keep asking until you send my payment.
2. The shop is open until 9 pm.
3. They said that they would finish the job by Friday.
4. I waited for him until 12 o’clock and then I went home.
5. I will be staying in this city until the end of this month.
6. I will be home by five o’clock.
7. By the end of the party, everybody was drunk.
8. I will be in bed by the time you get home.
9. I will be ready by the time you arrive.
10. I will wait here until you come back.
