Grammar: ESOL Learners

Prepositions of Time
Prepositions practice cards

When do children stay When do Christians What year were you

home from school for usually celebrate born?
two days? Christmas?

What is the date of When does it usually What time do you

your birth? snow in England? usually go to bed?

When do you usually When did the train When do you relax and
get a cake and arrive? (midnight) watch TV? (The
presents? evening)

When do you usually When is the school When do you have

have an English class? holiday? (July & breakfast?
August)

When does this class When do people usually When do people usually
usually finish? go to the beach? go to work?
(weekdays)

When do you usually When are you leaving? When do people usually
do your shopping? (ten minutes) have lunch? (noon)

Instructions: Cut out & laminate the cards above and then put them in an
envelope or small bag for the learners to take one randomly. They read
their card and answer the question with the correct preposition.

parts of the day(in the

time (at 6 o’clock; at 8.30); . days of the week( on
morning); Monday);
. a time of the day ( at
. months(in July/May); . particular days(on his
midday; at lunchtime; at night);
. seasons(in summer/winter)
. public holidays and festivals birthday; on Christmas
. decades and centuries( in
(at Christmas; at Easter; at day);
the 1950’s; in the 21st
the weekend). . dates(on 17th June).
century).