TBL Prepositions of time

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

What is your birth date?
I was born ...

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

On which day of the week
were you born?

What time were you born?
I was born .....

Prepositions of time:
We use 'IN' with:

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

Prepositions of time:
We use 'ON' with

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 –  clock times, holidays and festivals, and other very specific time frames including exceptions, such as “at night.”

On –  days of the week or portions of days of the week, specific dates, and special days such as “on New Year’s Day.”

In – months, seasons, years, centuries, general times of day, and longer periods of time such as “in the past.”

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 became independent ... 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

We are living ... the 21st century.

1. In
2. At
3. On

I always have a party ... birthday.

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

Prepositions of time
My work starts ... 7 o'clock.

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

There are no classes ______ summer.

1. at
2. in
3. on

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%