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, ...".
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.
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