How do you use “by” and “until”? Here are some example sentences to help you understand the difference between them and which situations to use each word.
![By vs until Manga Alex, how long are you planning on reading your manga? Umm... until dinner. Don't you have homework? Yeah, but I just need to do it by the end of the week. ...Alex... Today's Sunday. Tee-hee!](https://easyenglishmanga.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/By-vs-until-1-725x1024.jpg)
![By "By" の例文はこんな感じ。注:英語部分は左から右へ読んでね! 1. I need to finish translating this by Friday... and I have 300 pages left!! 2. Bye, Mom! I'm going to the park! Okay! Be home by 6 o'clock! 3. I'm going to be a Tomato Sommelier by the time I graduate high school! You go girl! 4. We can still eat this meat. Expiration date: Feb 19th No, we can't! It says we had to eat it by the 19th!!](https://easyenglishmanga.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/By-vs-until-4-2-960x1024.jpg)
![Example sentences of "until" 1. Sorry! I can't go this weekend. I'll be in Osaka until Monday. 2. Aaarghh!!! This is SO hard!! I know. But you can do it. Keep trying till you can. Pat pat. 3. Next, stir the water until it boils. Got it! 4. We laughed until our stomachs hurt.](https://easyenglishmanga.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/By-vs-until-5-2-974x1024.jpg)
![until "not"編 1. (at school) Don't touch your tests until I say "start!" 2. I couldn't ride a bicycle until I was 8. Really!? 3. You shouldn't text her again until she responds, Alex. 4. We didn't become friends until 5th grade!](https://easyenglishmanga.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/By-vs-until-6-2-965x1024.jpg)
How do you use “by” and “until”? Here are some example sentences to help you understand the difference between them and which situations to use each word.