 In this video, you're going to learn how to use all and whole with time references. This is one of the most common mistakes that I see students make. So make sure you watch the full lesson. Of course, I'm Jennifer from jforsenglish.com and this channel is dedicated to helping you sound like a fluent, confident, natural English speaker. Now, before we go any further, make sure you subscribe and hit that bell icon so you're notified every time I post a new lesson. Now, let's dive in with this video. Let's talk about how to use all and whole with time references. So let's take a look at two example sentences. I could say, I worked all the day. I worked the whole day. What do you think about these two examples? Are they correct? Are both of them correct? Is one of them incorrect? What do you think? So let me know in the comments. Number one, correct or incorrect? And then number two, correct or incorrect? So take some time, review them, pause the video if you need and put your answer in the comments. So this is one of the most common mistakes that I hear from students. I hear it every day and to a native speaker, it sounds very odd, unnatural and it's definitely obvious that you're still struggling with English but it's an easy mistake to fix, okay? Now, the mistake is with sentence number one. Sentence number two is correct. I worked the whole day. Woohoo, that's a great sentence. Add it to your vocabulary. Sentence number one, I worked all the day. This sentence is incorrect. Now it's a minor mistake. Do you know what the mistake is? If you do, put it in the comments. Just try. It's really important that you try to understand the mistakes because it shows that you understand English at that deeper level. So really try to think about this. I worked all the day. In this case, we simply need to get rid of one word. When we do that, the sentence will be great. And the only thing we need to get rid of is the article. I worked all day. Woohoo, now it sounds like a perfect sentence. So it's a minor change. So now you just need to remember the sentence structure. The sentence structure is all plus time reference. But the other structure is the whole plus time reference. Now these are interchangeable. It doesn't matter which one you use. So I could say, I cleaned my house all day. Or I cleaned my house the whole day. And they're exactly the same meaning, okay? And we don't have to use day. We could use any time reference. So I could say, I cleaned all morning, all afternoon, all evening, all week, all month, all weekend, all summer, all year, all semester. So many different things that we can use for our time reference. And because of that, this is a very common expression. And we can use different verb tenses as well. I could say, I've been trying to find a job all year. I've been researching this topic the whole summer. So we can definitely use different verb tenses. You can play around with the subject, the verb, and the time reference. But just make sure it's all time reference or the whole plus time reference. So it's a very easy fix, but it's a common mistake. And one that sounds really bad, awkward, and unnatural when a native speaker hears it. So now you fix that mistake. All you need to do is practice. So leave two examples in the comments below, one using all and a time reference, and the other one using the whole and a time reference. Make it more advanced, change your subject, change your verb, and change your time reference as well, just to get lots of additional practice. So now you know how to use all and whole with time references. If you found this video helpful, please hit the like button, share it with your friends, and of course, subscribe. Now before you go, make sure you head on over to my website, jforestenglish.com and download your free speaking guide. In this guide, I share six tips on how to speak English fluently and confidently. And until next time, happy studying. Don't make me wait all day for your example sentences, so leave your examples and I'll be reading them the whole afternoon. They're my two example sentences. So now I can't wait to read yours and I'll see you in my next video. Bye.