Preposition of Time

Preposition of Time

at is used with:

·         Clock time             : at 5 o’clock

·         Mealtime               : at breakfast, at lunchtime, etc

·         Religious festival  : at Christmas, at Easter, at Lebaran Day

·         Specific period      : at night, at weekend

     

      In is used with:

·         Part of the day        : in the morning, in the evening

·         Months                   : in June, in July

·         Seasons                   : in autumn, in summer

·         Years                      : in 2010

·         Centuries                : in the nineteenth century

      on is used with:

·           Days                       : on Monday, on Tuesday

·           Particular days        : on his wedding day

·           Dates                      : on (the) 20^th (of) June

For is used to say how long something continuous to happen

e.g. Anita was in Cilacap for three months

Since is used to say when something started to happen

e.g. Nely has gone since 5 o’clock

During is used to say a period of time in which something happens

e.g. During this course program, I will not go to Jakarta

From…..to/till/until…, and between…..and…. are used to say the beginning and end of a period of time.

e.g.   - I will follow this course from October 2010to/till/until April 2011

         - You can meet me between Thursday and Friday every week.

Before and After

e.g.   - After dinner, I will watch TV

         - She arrived before 5 o’clock

      Exercises

Ø  Complete these sentences using at, in, or on.

1.      The train will arrive … 6 o’clock.

2.      Can you meet me … lunchtime? – Sure.

3.      I am planning to go … Sunday morning.

4.      ASEAN was founded … 1967.

5.      The birds sing … the morning.

6.      … the winter of 1945, German was defeated by the Alleged Forces.

7.      In Europe we have our weekend break … Saturday and Sunday, but … the Middle East the weekend is … Thursday and Friday.

8.      My mother used to go shopping … weekend.

9.      … the anniversary of our company, we have to wear batik.

10.  I am getting married … December.

Ø  Use the prepositions in brackets to complete the following sentences.

1.      Autumn lasts … ..four months, ..… June …… October. (to, from, for)

2.      The last time we went to England was ….. ..1983. It was ….... summer holiday. We haven’t been back …….. then even though our friends have often invited us. (during, in, since)

3.      We have a break …… one hour, …… 12 o’clock …… 1 o’clock. (from, to, for)

4.      ……. 1996 …… 1998, the revenue of our company decreased. But, …… 2000 it rose 30%, and ……. then it is continuously increasing. (since, and, in, between)

5.      ….… the last 3 years, Linking Park is very popular among teenagers. The group was founded… … 1996. This year, they will be in Indonesia ….… ten days, …… 1^st …… 10^th September. (for, in, from, to, for)