Preposition Of Time - Albert

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GRAMMAR POINT
Preposition Of
Time
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Preposition
A preposition is a word invariable which connects a noun
or pronoun complement (ie a different name, a verb or a noun).
Example: to, among, around, ...".
 Une préposition est un mot invariable qui relie un nom ou un pronom à
un complément (c'est à dire un autre nom, un verbe, ou un groupe
nominal).
 Exemple: jusqu'à, entre, vers, ...".
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Preposition Of Time
 Prepositions of time can be used to show when
something happened.
 (Les prépositions de temps sont être utilisées pour
indiquer quand quelque chose est arrivé)
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Preposition of Time: at, in, on
 We use:
 ‘at’ for a Precise Time.
 ‘in’ for Months, Years, Centuries and Long Periods.
 ‘on’ for Days and Dates.
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at
in
on
at 3 o’clock
in May
on Sunday
at 10:30 a.m
in summer
on Tuesday
at noon
in the summer
on 6th March
at dinnertime
in 1990
on 25th Dec. 2010
at bedtime
in the 1990s
on Christmas Day
at sunrise
in the next century
on Independence Day
at sunset
in the Ice Age
on my birthday
at the moment
in the past/future
on New Year’s Eve
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When we say ‘last’, ‘next’, ‘ every’, ‘this’, we do not use at,
in and on.
 Examples:
1.I went to London last June. (not in last June).
2.He’s coming back next Tuesday. (not on next Tuesday).
3.I go home every Easter. (not at every Easter).
4.We’ll call you this evening. (not in this evening).
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Choose the right preposition in each sentence.
 1. All these computers were made ___ Japan.
 from
 in
 2. He threw a snowball ___ me. It hit me on the head.
 at
 to
 3. It’s not polite to stare ___ people.
 at
 to
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 4. I wasn’t late for the meeting, I arrived right ___ time.
 at
 on
 5. She arrived ___ Malta yesterday.
 to
 in
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Fill up the space with in, on, at or ---.
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1. ___ March
9.
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2. ___ Wednesday
10. ___ the morning
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3. ___ 1778
11. ___ Christmas
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4. ___ next week
12. ___ day of recovery
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5. ___ autumn
13. ___ the moment
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6. ___ last year
14. ___ weekend
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7. ___ Monday morning
15. ___ next weekend
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8. ___ 13:15
16. ___ the past
___ morning
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Fill up the space with correct preposition of time.
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I have a meeting ___ 9 a.m.
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The shop closes ___ midnight.
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Do you work ___ Monday?
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___ England, it often rains ___ December.
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Where will you be ___ New Year’s Day?
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In 1666, a great fire broke ___ London.
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Her birthday is ___ 18th November.
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Jane went home ___ lunchtime.
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