Unit 19: Prepositions of Time

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In this lesson of  Learning English as a Second Language , we shall learn a few Prepositions of Time:

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There are many Prepositions of Time and their uses also vary from one another. Prepositions of Time are those Prepositions which do not show any location, they show time.

In this lesson we shall the use of the following Prepositions of Time:

at , in , on , from ..........to.

AT:

1. At is used with specific time on the clock , it means that if you want to show clock time , you should use at .

                At + a specific time  on the clock.  ( at 2:30 , at 4:00 , at 9:15)

2. At is also used with night .Remember only with night not with any other time of the day .

                At + night    (We will go to the park at night)

IN:

1. In is used with the following :

            in +  specific month        (My sister's birthday is in December)

            in + specific year            (She was born in 1980)

            in + the morning             (They have to run in the morning)              

            in + the afternoon            (Jim has a class in the afternoon)   

            in + the evening               (I work in the evening)

ON:

1. On is used with a particular day of the week and with particular date.

            on + a particular day of the week            (I am going to Lahore on Monday)

            on + a particular date                             (I was born on December 4th, 1987)

From.............to :

1. These two Prepositions are used together to show starting time and ending time of anything.

            From (a particular time ) to (a particular time)            

            (We will stay at the party from 9:00 to 12:00)

 

Exercise 1 : Complete the following sentences with Prepositions of Time:

1. We have a class   at  ten o'clock.

2. They have a class   nine    eleven.

3. She has a class the morning.

4. I don't work    the afternoon.

5. We study    the evening.

6. I sleep night.

7. She was born   July.

8. I was born    1945.

9. He was born   May 25.

10. She was born    May 10, 1945.

11. The bank isn't open     Sunday.

12. The bank is open 9:00 A.M.   5:00 P.M. Monday.

13. The post office closes    6:00 P.M.

14. Salma has an appointment with her doctor    ten- fifteen.

15. The bank is open   Friday, but it is not open    Sunday.

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