A question of time
1 Write the words in the box under the correct preposition
in the table.
Saturday night
the
weekend 6:15
Friday the
evening February a quarter to six April 24 October
four thirty the afternoon two o'clock November 18
Monday morning
on
at
Saturday
night
th
e
fal
l
7:4
5
2 Ask and answer the questions with a partner. Use time
prepositions.
Partner's name:
1 What time do you get up? 2
What time do you go to bed? 3
What time do you eat in the
evening? 4 When is your birthday?
5 What do you do on your birthday? 6
What do you do on weekends? 7
What's your favorite day of the
week? Why? 8 What's your favorite
time of year? Why?
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Part 1: Prepositions of
time
Prepositio
ns
Exampl
es
AT + a specific time
of day
at five o'clock, at 3:45 p.m., at
lunchtime
A Some other expressions: at night, at
noon
ON + a day, part of a day,
or date
on Tuesday, on Friday evening, on January 1,
on the weekend
IN + a period of
time
in the evening, in December, in the
summer, in the sixties
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in, during, and for You use in or during to talk about when something happens
inside a particular period of time. You use for to talk about how long something
lasts. Eva went to Texas in/ during the summer. Eva went to Texas for two
weeks. (NOT ... during two weeks)
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A If the “period of time” is expressed as an event, activity, or experience, you
use during. She called me during the meeting. (NOT ... in the meeting)
He told me the story during the flight. (NOT ... in the flight)
Part 1 1 Complete the sentences with
in, on, or at.
a) I started my job in
2007.
f) Occasionally, I have to work
Saturdays. b) I usually get to work about 8:15.
g) the summer, I usually walk to work. c)
I'm never late for work. I'm always _ time. h) I get paid _ 28th of each month. d) I work
best ____ the morning.
i) We have a pay review ___
April. e) I don't like working the weekend.
j) We have a big office party _the end of the year.
If necessary, change the verb (negative to positive, or positive to negative) or change the
information to make all the sentences true for you.
2
Underline the correct alternative. a) I like to
study during / for my summer vacation. b) I
took a language course during / for August.
c) I went to the USA during / for three
weeks. d) I hadn't been abroad during / for a
long time.
e) I met an interesting couple during / in the flight. f) His father was a pilot during / for the war.
g) He was a prisoner during / for four
years. h) I saw him once more during / in my
visit.
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17:10
It's twenty-five to three.
7-10 -9
It's eight forty-five.
8:55
It's five to nine.
8
8
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It's
10
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2
It's five to two.
It's twelve thirty-five.
11:35
twenty-five
to twelve.
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It's five thirty.
It's ten to six.
It's five to ten.
1:55
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It's five after two.
10:05
It's five after ten.
It's six fifty.
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3:15
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It's twenty
to ten.
It's a quarter after one.
It's seven
thirty.
11 12
1
It's three fifteen.
It's ten twenty.
It's a quarter
to one.
10
It's twenty-five after three.
4:30
It's four thirty.
It's a quarter
to five.
9:40
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It's ten after seven.
It's eleven
5:15
| It's a quarter
after five.
forty.
2:35
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