Prepositions of time

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Prepositions

• Prepositions of time

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What is preposition?

• Which of the following is a preposition
• Q. a. table b. beautiful c. on
  
• Answer c

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What is preposition?

• Which of the following is a preposition
• a. is b. at c.
  an
• Answer b

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Prepositions of time1.in, 2.at, 3.on
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Preposition in

• We use in to talk about the following
• 1. months
• 2. years
• 3. parts of the day
• 4. seasons

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1. months

• Examples of months
• January
• February
• e.g. School starts in September.
• e.g. I always go swimming in July.

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2. years

• Examples of years
• 1994
• 2003
• e.g. He was born in 2007.
• e.g. Miss Hui was graduated in 2006.

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3. parts of the day

• Examples of parts of the day
• morning
• afternoon
• e.g. I play basketball in the afternoon.
• e.g. I watch TV in the morning.

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4. seasons

• There are 4 seasons in Hong Kong and they are
• Spring
• Summer
• Autumn
• Winter
• e.g. I eat lots of ice-cream in summer.
• e.g. They like to make snowman in winter.

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Which of the following will you use in?

• a. Christmas
• b. spring
• c. 8 oclock
• d. 2007
• e. October
• f. morning

Season
Year
Month
Parts of the day
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Preposition at

• We use at for the following
• 1. times
• 2. meals
• 3. festivals

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1. times

• Examples of times
• 1000
• half past eight
• e.g. School starts at 830.
• e.g. I always wake up at seven oclock.

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2. meals

• Examples of meals
• breakfast
• lunch
• dinner
• e.g. I read the newspaper at breakfast.
• e.g. They watch TV at dinner.

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3. festivals

• Examples of festivals
• Chinese New Year
• Valentines Day
• e.g. We buy presents at Christmas.
• e.g. Children get red pockets at Chinese
  New Year.

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Which of the following will you use at?

• a. eleven oclock
• b. Sunday
• c. Ching Ming festival
• d. 1st June
• e. lunch

time
festival
meals
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Preposition on

• We use on for the following
• 1. days
• 2. dates

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1. days

• Examples of days
• Monday
• Tuesday
• e.g. Peter has piano lessons on Sunday.
• e.g. I have PE lesson on Friday.

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2. dates

• Examples of dates
• 2nd December
• 23rd April
• e.g. My birthday is on 4th February.
• e.g. I went to the Hong Kong Disneyland on 2nd
  January.

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Let's play a game...
in? at? on?
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• 1. I go to sleep _____ ten oclock.
• A. in
• B. at
• C. on

time
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• 2. I do not go to school _____ Sunday.
• A. on
• B. at
• C. in

day
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• 3. Easter is ____ April.
• A. on
• B. at
• C. in

Month
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• 4. Children like to make snowman ____
  winter.
• A. in
• B. at
• C. on

Season
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• 5. I eat Sushi ____ dinner.
• A. in
• B. at
• C. on

meal
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• 6. I was born ____ 1994.
• A. at
• B. on
• C. in

year
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• 7. Christmas day is ____ 25th December.
• A. on
• B. at
• C. in

date
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• 8. I do my homework ____ the evening.
• A. in
• B. at
• C. on

Parts of the day
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• 9. I visit my friends ____ Chinese New Year.
• A. in
• B. at
• C. on

festival