CHUYÊN ĐỀ 8

PREPOSITIONS OF TIME AND PLACE

GIỚI TỪ CHỈ VỊ TRÍ & NƠI CHỐN
A- GRAMMAR
I . Preposition of time.Giới từ chỉ thời gian.
1. AT Dùng với – giờ ( at ten fifty/ at 7.00 pm)
-Ngày cuối tuần (at weekend)
-vào lễ giáng sinh ( at Christmas)
- Ban đêm ( at night)
- tuổi ( at the age of twelve – lúc 12 tuổi)

2. ON Dùng với - Ngày trong tháng/ thứ trong tuần

- (on Sunday, on Friday, on my birthday, on May 1st)
- Ngày cuối tuần ( on the weekend)
- on Sunday, on Friday, on my birthday
- on Christmas Day.
3. IN Dùng với - Tháng / năm/ mùa/ thế kỷ.( không có ngày)
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in May/ in July/ in summer/ in 21 century.
Các buổi trong ngày .
in the morning/ afternoon/ evening.
From…..to/up to Từ……..đến ( from Monday to Saturday)
II. Preposition of place .Giới từ chỉ nơi chốn.
1.- At (tại) Chỉ 1 vị trí, địa điểm xác định. Địa chỉ có số nhà.
VD: - at home/ at work/ at the station/ at the air port/ at the restaurant.
at 12 Nguyen Du Street. / at 278 Oxford Street.
On (ở trên) - Trên bề mặt của vật/ trên các tầng nhà./ trên cách đồng trên đường. VD: -
on the table/ on the ceiling / on the wall/
on the first floor/ on the farm/ on the road/ on the street/ …
on a bus/ on a train/ on a plane/
In (ở trong)- Dùng để chỉ người hoặc ở trong 1 nơi nào đó như :1 ngôi nhà, xã, huyện,
tỉnh, thành phố, thị trấn, đất nước, thế giới.
VD: - in the box-( trong hộp)/ in the room (trong phòng) – in the kitchen/ the garden..
in bed (trên giường)/ in hospital (trong bệnh viện)….
in a house/ in a town/ in a city/ in the country/ in the world.
in the book/ in the newspaper/ in the lesson…….
Các giới từ chỉ Vị trí khác.
- inside bên trong
- outside bên ngoài
- near gần
- next to = by = beside bên cạnh
- above ở phía trên
- under ở dưới
- opposite đối diện
- in front of ở đằng trước
- behind ở đằng sau
- between ….and ở giữa 2 người hoặc vật
- among ở giữa nhiều người hoặc vật
- from ……to từ……….đến…..

With IN: the morning, august, summer, 2006, uniform, hospital, bed, the world, debt,
prison, English, the center of, the middle of, some ways, addition, Vietnam, London,
ink, the past/ future, case
With ON: Monday, Saturday morning, holiday, radio, subject, foot, a farm, a chair, the
beach, the phone, Christmas Day, the occasion, the south coast of, a picnic, the
way to, time, a street, a floor, the right/ left, sale, the corner
With AT: 5 o’clock, first, last, present, the moment, 16 years old, the age of (15),
home, school, the bus stop, the same time, a party, Mary’s house, the end of, the
beginning of, night, least, once, times, work
With others: for a week/ fun/ reading/ a walk - from Paris to London, from nine to
five- By Nguyen Du, by shooting, by then, by the way, by far, by accident by
car/ bus/ taxi/ plane - with smoke, with hands, out of date/ work/ order
ADJ+ Prep: amazed, amused, delighted at – afraid of, angry with, bad at, good at,
different from, fond to, familiar with, famous for, proud of, interested in, kind to/
of, pleased with, useful for, worried about, similar to, accustomed to
VERBS + Prep: borrow from, compare with, crowd into, laugh at, look at/ after/
for/up, prepare for, participate, think of ,prefer...to, succeed.. in, take part in,
take care of, tell about, take.. to about, tune into, keep in touch, consist of
NOUN + Prep: love for, habit of/ aspect of, sight of, means of, reason for, method of,
pair of
 B. PRACTICE
Ex1. Fill in prepositions of time “AT / IN / ON” as in the example:
. .. on … Saturday . ………. Friday . ………. midnight
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. ………… 9 o’clock ……….. August 29 ………… noon
………… autumn …………10 o’clock ………… Saturday night
. ………. July ………. summer . ………. 1982
. ………… Christmas ……….. winter ………… 1964
……….. half past two …………Thursday afternoon ………... Friday evening
. ………. 1984 . ………. the morning . ………. April
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………… September 28 ……….. the evening ………… spring
………… Monday morning ………… noon ……….. Monday
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. ………. March 25 …….….. December . ………. April 2
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…………. 1991 ………… February 8 ……….. night
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………… Easter ………… a quarter past six ……….. June 26

Ex2. Fill in the blanks with “AT / IN / ON” as in the example:

We always go on holiday ….. in ……. summer.
My mother usually goes shopping …………….. Friday morning.
I always do my homework ……………… the evening.
The circus usually comes to our town ………………. spring.
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Sophia’s birthday is …………… May 16 .
I usually get up ……………….. seven o’clock.
My favorite television program begins …………… 6:30 …………. the evening.
Sometimes it snows ……………….. winter.
My friend’s birthday is ……………… June.
Some birds and animals come out ……………… night.

Ex3. Fill the blanks with correct prepositions.

……….. summer I play tennis …………..the evening.
We always go ……… the city center…… our own car.
I’d like to stay …… home tonight. Is there any thing interesting ….T.V?
John is often late ………. school. But I never.
Let’s listen ………… music ……….. the radio.
I’m going ……….. New York …………. my vacation next week. I’m going to stay………the
Park Plaza Hotel for 2 days.
What………. going ………… the zoo this Sunday.
What…….. breakfast?
I don’t think it’s much cheaper to go …………. bus.
I’m looking …….. chocolates.
She wants a sandwich and a glass ………. lemon juic

Ex4. Fill in the blank with a preposition:

My house is………………………. the bookstore and the school.
The market in …………………….. front of the bank.
The post office is ……………………………….. the movies theater.
Minh lives ……………….. a beautiful house …………….. the city.
Magazines and newspapers are …………………… the rack …………………… the middle.
The English books are ………………….. the right.
A nurse takes care ………………….. sick people.
Nam lives next ……………………. my house.
Hoa’s father works ………………. the farm ……………… the countryside.
The meeting will be last …………………… 7.am ………………………… 5p.m
Ex5: Put a suitable preposition : in , on , at, near, behind, in front of , to the left of , to the
right
of ,from – to.
1. There is a hotel ................ the bookstore.
2. ............. the house, there is a yard.
3. There are tall trees .............. the house.
4. My house is ................. the temple.
5. Our classes start ............. 7 o’clock .............. 10.15
6. We have English ............. Monday mornings.
7. He plays games .................. the afternoon.
8. I live ............... 32 TP Street.
9. They live ................... the village.
10. We get up .................... 5.30.
Ex6. Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions “In - On - At”
Ba eats lunch ………………… school. He is ………………… the lunch room
now.
Which grade are you ………………………?
The children are playing……………………the park ……………………the
moment.
Do you live …………………… the countryside or ……………………the city?
Does Chi live …………… town?
Nam gets up ……………………seven o’clock. He does not any classes
……………………
Sunday.
Ex7: Rewrite the sentences using the words given in the brackets.
1. She goes to Nguyen Du school. => What / Which
school…………………………………
I have a brother and a sister. => How many brothers and
………………………………………
His father works in the factory. =>
Where………………………………………………………
He lives in the village. =>
Where………………………………………………………………..
The restaurant is to the right of the hotel. =>
What………………………………………………
The museum is in front of the park. =>
Where………………………………………………….
He does his homework after school. =>
What………………………………………………….
She is fifteen yearsold. => How )
………………………………………………………………..
They play soccer every afternoon. =>
What……………………………………………………
I am in class 6A. => Which
………………………………………………………………….