1.28 Prepositions of time

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Paragraph 1.28

Prepositions of Time

Make sure your notebook and iPad are on the table. 

But first...

I (to phone).......... my mom while they (to play) ................monopoly

1. was phoning - were playing
2. phoned - were playing
3. phoned - played
4. was phoning - played

He (to watch)............... the news when the TV set(to break down)..........

1. was watching - was breaking down
2. watched - was breaking down
3. was watching - broke down
4. watched - broke down

When Mike (to have).............a bath, the geyser (to explode)..................

1. was having - exploded
2. was having - was exploding
3. had - was exploding
4. had - exploded

Yesterday Susan ……....(to walk) along the road when she ……… (to meet) Peter.

1. was walking - met
2. was walking - was meeting
3. walked - was meeting
4. walked - met

Prepositions of time

Voorzetsels van tijd zijn...

• woorden die iets zeggen over de tijd
• Ze komen altijd voor de tijd te staan

Ik ga op maandag naar de film.

Ik ben in november geboren.

De film begint om half 5.

On

Gebruik je bij dagen en data.

They got married on September 2nd.

Karen plays football on Wednesdays.

Joey goes to work on Mondays. 

We are going to France on Saturday.

I broke my leg on December 5th.

We are going to play with fireworks on New Years Eve.

In

Gebruik je bij maanden, jaartallen, seizoenen en dagdelen.

Handball practice starts in October.
The won an award in 1999.
The sun shines in summer.

Kim eats cornflakes in the morning.

In

Let op!

Het voorzetsel 'in' gebruik je bij dagdelen, maar niet bij het dagdeel 'nacht'.

in the morning

in the afternoon

in the evening

at night 

At

Gebruik je bij tijdsaanduidingen (tijdstippen).

The concert starts at 9 o'clock.

We go to school at 8 o'clock.

I left home at quarter past 7.

She is meeting her friend at half past 4.

We always eat together at dinnertime. 

We have lunch at noon.

Prepositions of Time

Prepositions of Time (uitzonderingen)

On

At

In

Tuesday

24 of April

the weekend

4 o'clock

October

the afternoon

I play football … Saturday.

1. on
2. in
3. at

School starts … half past eight.

1. on
2. in
3. at

... Mondays I feel tired!

1. on
2. in
3. at

Dad walks the dog … the morning.

1. on
2. in
3. at

We like to go to the cinema .... the weekend.

1. on
2. in
3. at

The concert was … 10 April.

They moved to the UK … 2014.

I always visit my grandmother … Christmas.

I played football ....... Saturday.

1. In
2. At
3. On

Ireland gained independence ...... 1921.

1. In
2. On
3. At

She left ........ February.

1. In
2. At
3. On

Her birthday is ...... 12 October.

1. at
2. in
3. on

We had dinner ...... the afternoon.

1. at
2. in
3. on

We arrived ..... 5 o'clock .... Wednesday ..... 2005.

1. on, in, at
2. at, on, in
3. in, at, on

I'm going to my grandmother ___ the weekend.

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

Do you remember what happened ____ 2009?

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

..... summer we often go swimming.

1. on
2. in
3. at

We went to Schotland .... March the first.

1. On
2. In
3. At