Activities: “What are prepositions of time in English?”
Activity 1: ‘at,’ ‘on,’ or ‘in’?
Add the words at, on, or in to complete each of the sentences below.
Christmas day, what does your family like to do?
My brother likes to go to the gym Tuesday and Thursday.
Would you like me to read you a story bedtime?
My neighbors bought their house 2020.
My birthday is September. When is yours?
The movie starts 6:30 p.m.
the summer, my family always goes on a beach vacation.
My book club always meets Thursday.
My sisters and I like to go shopping together the weekend.
My meeting finishes 3:00 p.m., so let’s talk afterwards.
The plumber is coming over the morning to fix the sink.
My grandfather always wakes up sunrise.
He and his brother were both born the 1990s.
My favorite band is playing in my town April 25th!
Sarah always eats her lunch noon.
Activity 2: Building blocks
Let’s try making some sentences using prepositions of time!
First, create 11 prepositional phrases of time by combining a preposition (left) and a reference time (right). Then, write a sentence that includes each of those prepositional phrases.
Prepositions of time | Reference times |
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For example:
Sorry, I can’t have lunch with you tomorrow. Do you want to get lunch on Saturday instead?
Now it’s your turn!
