TBL Prepositions of time

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1,2

What is your date of birth?
Example: 28 Sept. 1967

In which season were you born?
Enter: "I was born in ..."

On which day of the week
were you born?

What time were you born?
I was born at five past five
in the morning.

Prepositions of time:
We use 'in' with:

1. Specific times
2. Years and dates
3. Months, years and seasons

Prepositions of time:

When do we use 'on'

1. days and calender days
2. months, years, seasons and parts of the day
3. clock times

Prepositions of time:
We use at with:

1. Days and dates
2. Specific times
3. Years and seasons

Prepositions of time

At – This preposition of time is used to discuss clock times, holidays and festivals, and other very specific time frames including exceptions, such as “at night.”

In – This preposition of time is used to discuss months, seasons, years, centuries, general times of day, and longer periods of time such as “in the past.”

On – This preposition of time is used to discuss certain days of the week or portions of days of the week, specific dates, and special days such as “on New Year’s Day.”

At

clock times: at 10 o'clock, at five past nine

holidays and festivals: at Christmas, at Easter

exceptions:at night, at the weekend

In

months: in January, in March

seasons: in winter, in summer

years: in 2006

centuries: in the twentieth century, in the 19th century

general times of day: in the morning, in the afternoon

longer periods of time: in the nineties, in the past

On

Days of the week: on Monday, on Thursday

Portions of days of the week: on Thursday afternoon, on Sunday mornings

specific dates: on 12 October, on the fifteenth of December

special days: on New Years' Eve, on Boxingday

Test your knowledge

Om 1 uur

1. At one o'clock
2. On one o'clock
3. In one o'clock
4. At one o clock

In de middag

1. At the afternoon
2. In the afternoon
3. On the afternoon

Op maandag middag

1. At Monday afternoon
2. On Monday afternoon
3. In Monday afternoon

Use a preposition of time:

Ireland gained independence ...... 1921.

1. In
2. On
3. At
4. Over

Prepositions of time
The concert starts ... 11 o'clock.

1. at
2. on
3. in
4. last

The train leaves ......... 6:30 AM.

(preposition of time)

1. In
2. At
3. On

Prepositions of time
They won an award ... 2019.

1. at
2. on
3. i n
4. last

Prepositions of time
Work starts ... 7 o'clock.

1. at
2. on
3. in
4. last

Prepositions of time:
There are no classes ______ summer.

1. at
2. in
3. on

Prepositions of time
I went to Rome ... March.

1. at
2. on
3. in

I always work ___ Monday mornings.

1. in
2. at
3. on

In het weekend

1. At the weekend
2. On the weekend
3. In the weekend

He bought a PS4 ___ Friday.

1. in
2. at
3. on

He handed in his assignment ___ ten minutes to seven.

1. in
2. at
3. on

The Christmas Holiday is ___ December.

1. in
2. at
3. on

___ Friday, ___ five o'clock, he injured his hand.

1. on, at
2. at, on
3. at, at
4. on, on

I always work ___ Sunday.

My parents came home ___ night.

Bob plays football ___ the morning.

I know the prepositions of time (voorzetsels van tijd)

1. 0 - 25%
2. 25 - 50%
3. 50 - 75%
4. 75-100%

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