PREPOSITIONS OF

TIME AND PLACE

 TIME PLACE
Click icon to add picture We use AT for a PRECISE TIME We use AT for a POINT and INSTITUTIONS

> at 7 o'clock > at the corner

A >
>
at 10.45 am
at noon
>
>
at the bus stop
at the door
> >
T >
>
at dinnertime
at bedtime
at sunrise
>
>
at the bottom of the page
at the end of the road
at the entrance AT, IN, ON…
WHAT?
> at sunset > at the crossroads
> at the moment > at the front desk

We use IN for MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES We use IN for an ENCLOSED SPACE and These are just 3 of many prepositions.
and LONG PERIODS GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS

> in July > in the garden Let’s look at these three first for a while,
I >
>
in winter
in the summer
>
>
in Manchester
in England
at least until they are clear before moving
> > on to the rest.
N >
>
in 2013
in the 1980s
in the next century
>
>
in a box
in my pocket
in my wallet (see what I did there?)
> in the Stone Age > in a building
> in the past / future > in a car

We use ON for a SURFACE and PUBLIC

We use ON for DAYS and DATES
TRANSPORT

> on Saturday > on the wall

O >
>
on Mondays
on 11 July
>
>
on the ceiling
on the door
> >
N >
>
on 23 March 2013
on Christmas Day
on my birthday
>
>
on the cover
on the floor
on the carpet
> on Independence Day > on the menu
> on New Year's Eve > on a page
PREPOSITIONS OF
PLACE
CHECK IT OUT
Prepositions of place are used to tell
people WHERE something is relative to
you or some other object/thing.
This helps people understand where
something is without actually needing to
see it.

It is [preposition] + [you/object].
MAKE
SENTENCES
Please don’t sing in the car!
I like singing in the car.
He’s sitting in the car.
I don’t like people who sing in the car.
You shouldn’t close your eyes when you
are in the car.
I only sing in the car.
People think I’m crazy when I sing in the
car.
 in
He is in the car.
 behind
He is standing behind the car.
 next to / beside
The boy is next to the car.
 under
He is under the car.
 at
I’m at the ocean.
 on
She is sitting on the car.
 between
The motorcycle is between the cars.
 Below
(lower than)
We are below the car.
 above
(higher than)
We are above the car.
 Underneath
The car is underneath the water.
 Near
(close to)
The cars are near each other.
 to the left/right of
There are trees to the right of the car.
 through
The car drove through the wall.
 outside
The cars are all parked outside.
EXERCISE 1
The bus station is ____________________ the police station
and the cinema.
The school is ________________________ the museum.
The gas station is ____________________ the hotel.
The theatre is _______________________ the supermarket and
the stadium.
The park is __________________________ the bank.
The hospital is _______________________ the museum.
The supermarket is ___________________ the theatre.
The stadium is _______________________ the gas station.
The church is ________________________ the school.
The post office is _____________________ the bank.
The café is __________________________ the hotel.
The pharmacy is _____________________ the cinema and the
café.
The school is ________________________ the church.
The post office is _____________________ the park.
The museum is ______________________ the hospital.
PREPOSITIONS OF
TIME
MAKE
SENTENCES
I have been driving since the morning.
There are only a few minutes left before
the game starts.
I have been driving for ages.
I must get there by 8pm.
The move starts at 22:30.
 in
the winter/the 80’s/2020/January
 at
night/sunrise/7pm
 on
January 1 , my birthday, the weekend
st
 since
the 60’s, 3pm
 for
a while, an hour or so
 before
nightfall, 8pm, you get home
 till/until
morning, tomorrow, late night
 by
5 o’clock, the evening, dinner time
EXERCISE 2
I saw her _________ Christmas.
I saw her _________ Christmas day.
I was born _________ July.
It happened _________ 2001.
He started work _________ Monday.
She often goes out _________ night.
She often goes out _________ Friday night.
It rains a lot _________ spring.
I get up _________ 7am.
The lessons are _________ the afternoon.
It was popular _________ the 1980s.
The class is _________ Tuesdays and Thursdays.
It was popular _________ the twentieth century.
Peter is playing tennis _________ Sunday.
My brother's birthday is _________ the 5th of November.
My birthday is _________ May.
_________ 1666, a great fire broke out in London.
I don't like walking alone in the streets _________ night.
What are you doing _________ the afternoon?
Let's meet _________ six o'clock.
in on
He was born _________ July.
I went there _________ 1978.
She'll be at work _________ Friday.
We met _________ Christmas day.
They drove to Rochester _________ September 15th.
We arrived in this country _________ October.
I love to go shopping _________ Christmas time.
We get up early _________ the morning.
Do you dream _________ night?
What do you like doing _________ Fridays?
He's working on his homework _________ the moment.
I lived in the US _________ the 1980s.
I'll see you _________ a few weeks.
We like going to the movies _________ the evening.
_________ Monday I have to go to the doctor.
_________ 3:00 PM we are going home.
_________ an hour my sister is coming home.
Dinner will be ready _________ two hours
The train will be here _________ a few minutes.
at
1. We get up __ the morning. 6. They were married ___ 1990.
a) in a) in
b) at b) at
c) on c) on

2. We go to bed ___ night. 7. Joe arrived ___ me.

d) on d) since
e) in e) after
f) at f) by

3. It's always hot ___ summer. 8. It has not rained at all ___ two weeks.
g) in g) for
h) on h) before
i) at i) since

4. The movie starts at two ___ the afternoon. 9. Breakfast is served ___ seven o'clock.
j) at j) on
k) on k) in
l) in l) at

5. Autumn begins ___ September. 10. Kevin and Joe have been in the same class ___ first grade.
m) at m) on
n) in n) since
o) on o) for
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You