Le Hong Phong Highschool Teacher-in-charge: Nguyen Thuy Lien

ELT Department

PREPOSITIONS OF
EXAMPLES
TIME
…………..2 o’clock
…………..noon / midnight / night
………….dinner / lunchtime / breakfast
………….the weekend / on the weekend (U.S.)
AT ………….Christmas / Easter / New Year / Thanksgiving
………….that time / this time / the same time
………….the moment / present
………….sunrise / dawn / sunset
………….the age of
………….the morning / the afternoon / the evening
………….July
………….2007/ the 1990s
………….July 2011
IN ………….the 21st century
………….half an hour
………….a week’s time
………….summer / winter / fall / spring
………….the past / the future
………….Monday
………….Monday morning
………….July 4th
ON ………….July 4th 2001
…………..a cold day
………….New Year’s Eve / New Year’s Day / Christmas Day
………….her birthday / our anniversary
……X……… ………….next Monday
………….this evening
………….every weekend
………….last summer / night
………….one morning
………….all day
………….each day / any Sunday
………….tomorrow evening

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………….today
………….yesterday / yesterday morning
………….tomorrow
AT THE END of sth ………….of the film I felt very sad.
IN THE END At first, I didn’t like him, but ………….we became good friends.
The baby always cries ……………the night.
DURING + NOUN
He broke his arm………….the fight.
WHILE + SV
He broke his arm………….they were fighting.
FROM…TO… The shop opens………….8.30 to 5.30 every day.
BETWEEN…AND… I am home …………9 p.m. and 10 p.m.
AFTER I’ll leave at 6 o’clock, so you should call me ……….6.
BEFORE My class finishes at 7.30. Let’s meet ……….7.30.
We were in Rome ………….ten days last August.
FOR
I’ve been watching TV………….two hours.
SINCE
I’ve been watching TV………….7 o’clock.
In my school, the classes always start ………….time
IN TIME for Sth
I hope my leg gets better ………….time for the football match on
ON TIME
Saturday.

Complete the sentences with PREPOSITIONS OF TIME (IN / ON / AT / UNTIL / FROM...TO /

BETWEEN...AND / FOR / SINCE / DURING / AGO / BEFORE ). Write × if no word is needed.
1. …………..Sundays, I usually practice piano …………9.00 …………..10.30.
2. I was born ………………December 8th, 1981.
3. What are you doing ……………….Christmas Eve?
4. Let’s meet again………………….the afternoon, …………….around 9:30.
5. I haven’t seen Kate …………the past few months. I last saw her …………..24 th April.
6. The accident happened ……………….a cold evening.
7. Are you leaving for the UK ………………..Friday afternoon?
8. We usually go outside and play in the snow……………………..Christmas day.
9. She’s just gone out. She won’t be back …………10 p.m.
10. John is 58. He’ll be retiring …………………two years’ time.
11. Can you meet me at 2 o’clock ………….next Saturday afternoon?
12. I’ll see you ……………….a week.
13. Tropical storms develop over oceans ………………..the summer.
14. What are you doing …………..the moment?
15. I waited ……………..seven o’clock, and then left.
16. I haven’t seen Helen ………………..last month.
17. Peter had his leg broken …………….the first day of his skiing holiday.
18. Kate doesn’t normally work………….weekends, but she had to work ………….last Saturday.
19. We’re leaving………….tomorrow morning, but we’ll be back ………….three weeks’ time.
20. Did she send you a card………….your birthday?
21. I can normally get home from work………….about half an hour………….Friday evenings.
22. They went on holiday to Spain ………….Easter and then again………….the summer.
23. The bridge was built………….the 16th century.
24. Do you enjoy driving………….night?
25. I’m taking my driving test………….4.30………….July 3rd.
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26. He was born………….1900 and died………….1972.
27. We’ve been waiting………….almost an hour.
28. Something woke me up………….the night.
29. I waited ………….half past eight………….nine o’clock, but she didn’t come.
30. My grandparents visited Edinburgh ………….two weeks in 1980. They had been there five years
…………., so it wasn’t completely new to them.
31. Patricia started working as a journalist with a newspaper in Madrid ten years ………….She’s been
working for the same newspaper ever………….then.
32. I don’t like to travel………….the winter.
33. I took a wonderful trip with friends………….last August.
34. Experts say it’s better not to exercise………….the end of the day.
35. A lot of diseases have been eradicated………….the last 100 years.
36. Many diseases that were a problem ………….the past are no longer a problem.
37. A lot of medical research is being done on AIDS and cancer………….this time.
38. Of course, serious diseases like AIDS may emerge………….the future. (emerge: xuất hiện)
39. ………………….first I didn’t understand Julia’s question, but she made it clear………….the end.
40. The boss gives us a bonus ………….every December.
41. The party is ………….tomorrow evening.
42. The two children stayed awake………….eleven o’clock last night.
43. Mr. Huy works in a factory ………….the day and studies………….night.
44. The match takes place ……………Saturday afternoon this week.
45. Some animals cannot survive …………..autumn to spring because of the cold weather.
46. I’m usually free ……….8 pm and 10 pm.
47. …………..the first and second nights of Passover, Jewish families often enjoy the Seder.
48. There are usually a lot of parties …………….New Year’s Eve.
49. Mary and David always go out for dinner ……………….their wedding anniversary.
50. It was a short book and easy to read. I read it ……………….a day.
51. Will you be home ………….time for dinner?
52. We got to the station just ………………time for our train.
53. The conference was well-organized. Everything began and finished…………….time.
54. Be ……………….time. Don’t be late.
55. The bus was late this morning, but it’s usually ………………….time.
56. The players shook hands ……………….the end of the game.
57. We had a lot of problems with our car. …………….the end we sold it.
58. Buckingham Palace has been the London home of Britain’s royal family …………….1837.
59. The ticket is valid ……………..March.
60. We met …………………the morning of June 14th.
61. The children aren’t here……………the moment, but they’ll be back ……………….a few minutes.
62. We’re having a party …………….New Year’s Eve. Can you come?
63. The office will be closed………………Christmas and New Year. It will be open ……………January 5.
64. Rain will reach the coastal area ………………….the end of this week.
65. ……………..Tuesday morning, there’ll be a meeting……………11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
66. Frankie has worked for this law firm ……………….1995.
67. Jim is away on holiday …………..the moment.
68. I’ve got two days off ……………….Easter.
69. He taught at this school……………………….two years.
70. They are good stories to read ………………….bedtime.
71. Mr. and Mrs. Kelly have been married ....................1968.
72. I'll send you the money...................the end of the month.
73. _How long will you be away? _ .................Monday.
74. Are you doing anything..................Saturday evening?
75. There are usually a lot of parties...................New Year's Eve.
76. I went to bed....................midnight.
77. He waited.........................they were quiet.
78. I've been invited to a wedding.......................February 14th.
79. She started dancing .................6 and now she's a great star.

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80. Jack's brother is out of work......................the moment.
81. In England, it often snows ......................December.
82. Where will you be ..........................New Year’s Day?
83. There will be fireworks display ..................the second of September.
84. The museum is open..................8 a.m. ..............4 p.m.
85. I’ll be in the office..................5 p.m. After that, you can reach me on my cell phone.
86. Please, no talking ...........................the test.
87. The conference begins .........................June 25th.
88. In England, many shops don’t open ..................Sundays.
89. Come and visit us ......................Thanksgiving.
90. We get together ........................Christmas Day.

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ELT Department
They have gone to school, …..haven’t they?
THEY HAVE TO LEARN ENGLISH, don’t they
They had to ,
These books are /is
Test
Tests
In spite of/despite the fact that he loves me,….
Although he loves me,
Nam doesn’t go to school
Nam isn’t go