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GRAMMAR POINT

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Preposition A preposition is a word invariable which connects a noun

or pronoun complement (ie a different name, a verb or a noun).Example: to, among, around, ...".

Une préposition est un mot invariable qui relie un nom ou un pronom à un complément (c'est à dire un autre nom, un verbe, ou un groupe nominal).

Exemple: jusqu'à, entre, vers, ...".

Preposition Of Time Prepositions of time can be used to show when something happened.

(Les prépositions de temps sont être utilisées pour indiquer quand quelque chose est arrivé)

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Preposition of Time: at, in, on

We use: ‘at’ for a Precise Time. ‘in’ for Months, Years, Centuries and Long Periods. ‘on’ for Days and Dates.

at in on

at 3 o’clock in May on Sunday

at 10:30 a.m in summer on Tuesday

at noon in the summer on 6th March

at dinnertime in 1990 on 25th Dec. 2010

at bedtime in the 1990s on Christmas Day

at sunrise in the next century on Independence Day

at sunset in the Ice Age on my birthday

at the moment in the past/future on New Year’s Eve

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When we say ‘last’, ‘next’, ‘ every’, ‘this’, we do not use at, in and on.

Examples:

1.I went to London last June. (not in last June).

2.He’s coming back next Tuesday. (not on next Tuesday).

3.I go home every Easter. (not at every Easter).

4.We’ll call you this evening. (not in this evening).

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Choose the right preposition in each sentence.

1. All these computers were made ___ Japan. from in

2. He threw a snowball ___ me. It hit me on the head. at to

3. It’s not polite to stare ___ people. at to

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4. I wasn’t late for the meeting, I arrived right ___ time. at on

5. She arrived ___ Malta yesterday. to in

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Fill up the space with in, on, at or ---.

1. ___ March

2. ___ Wednesday

3. ___ 1778

4. ___ next week

5. ___ autumn

6. ___ last year

7. ___ Monday morning

8. ___ 13:15

9. ___ morning

10. ___ the morning

11. ___ Christmas

12. ___ day of recovery

13. ___ the moment

14. ___ weekend

15. ___ next weekend

16. ___ the past

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Fill up the space with correct preposition of time.

1. I have a meeting ___ 9 a.m.

2. The shop closes ___ midnight.

3. Do you work ___ Monday?

4. ___ England, it often rains ___ December.

5. Where will you be ___ New Year’s Day?

6. In 1666, a great fire broke ___ London.

7. Her birthday is ___ 18th November.

8. Jane went home ___ lunchtime.