PREPOSITION

IN ON AT ( TIME)
At

; for the time of day :

At 5 oclock , at midnight, at lunch time, at
sunset.
On ; for days and dates :
On Friday/on fridays, on 12 th March 2010,on
Christmas Day, on my birthday.
In ; for longer periods ( for example,
months/years/seasons):
In October, in the winter, in 2010, in the 20 th
century, in the past, in the future, in the
middle ages.

exercises
I will see you.. Friday
2. I will see you.next Friday
3. What are you doing . Saturday?
4. What are you doing. the week end?
5. They often go out. the evenings.
6. They often go out Sunday evenings.
7. Do you work Wednesdays?
8. Do you work ..every Wednesday?
9. We usually have a holiday. The summer.
10.We often have a short holiday Christmas.
1.

exercises
Pauline

got married 2007

Pauline got married 18th
May 2007
Chris is getting married .. this
year.

IN ON AT ( TIME)
At

night I dont like going at night

At the weekend/at weekends will you be
here at the weekend?
At Christmas ( but on Christmas Day) do
you give each other presents at Christmas?
( will you be home on Christmas Day?)
At the moment/ at present Mr. Benn is
busy at the moment/ at present.
At the same time Liz and I arrived at the
same time.

 WILL

YOU GO HOME ON MY
BIRTHDAY ?
WHAT WILL YOU GIVE ME AT MY
BIRTHDAY?

IN ON AT ( TIME)
We

say :in the morning/mornings, in the

afternoon/afternoons, in the
evening/evenings.
I will see you in the morning
Do you work in the evenings?= do you work
every evening?
But;
On Friday morning(s),on Sunday (s),on
Monday evening(s)
I will be home on Friday morning.
Do you usually go out on Saturday evenings?

IN ON AT (TIME)
We

donot use at/on /in before last/

next/this/every.
I will see you next Friday.
They got married last March.

IN ON AT ( TIME)
In

a few minutes/ in six months etc = a time in

the future.
The train will be leaving in a few minutes. ( a few
minutes from now).
Jack has gone away. He will be back in a week.
She will be here in a moment.
SHE IS HERE AT THE MOMENT/NOW
You can also say in six monthstime,in a
weeks time,etc.
They are getting married in six months time.
We also use in to say how long it takes to do
something.

IN ON AT (TIME)
On time=
punctual, not late.
Be on time, dont
be late.
The 11.45 train left
on time.
Ill meet you at
7.30. OK, but
please be on time

In time ( for something or

to do something) = soon
enough.
Will you be home in time
for dinner?
In time >< too late.
Just in time = almost too
late.
We got to the station just
in time to catch the train.
A child ran across the
road in front of the car,
but I managed to stop
just in time.

IN ON AT ( TIME)
At the end
At the time when
something ends.
I am going away at
the end of January.
At the end of the
concert, there was
a great pleasure.
At the end of the
month, at the end
of the course,etc.

In the end= finally.

To say what the final
result of a situation
was.
We had a lot of
problems with our car.
In the end we sold it
and bought a new one.
He got more and more
angry. In the end he
just walked out of the
room.

exercises
1.
2.

3.

4.

Mozart was born in

Salzburg..1756
I havent seen Kate
for a few days. The
last I saw her.
Tuesday.
The price of electricy
is going up
October.
I have been invited
to a wedding14
February.

Hurry up! We have to

come
I am busy now. But I
will be with you a
moment.
There are usually a
lot of parties . New
Years Eve.
The course begins.7
th April and ends
sometime.
December.

 My

brother has a car.

This is my brothers car.
This is my brothers car
One years time
Two years time
Its it is/ it has/ it was
Its it.
My cat has a salted fish.
This is its salted fish
This is not my fish

It was quite a short book and easy

to read. I read ita day.
2. Mary and Henry always go out for a
meal . their wedding anniversary.
3. The telephone and the doorbell
rang . the same time.
4. Henry is 63. He will be retiring from
his job. two years time.
1.

Put in : in , at or on.
Sam

left school . 2005.

The examination starts . 10th June
and ends June 14th .
Rose usually goes to bed ..
Midnight and get up 4.30
The conference will be held in IBIS
hotel . August 15,2010.
I will come . Saturday.

Answer keys
I
1. On
2. 3. On
4. At
5. In
6. On
7. On
8. 9. In
10. at

II

1.
2.
3.

In
On
in

III

IV

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2.
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5.
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2.
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5.
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9.

In
On
In
On
On
In
At
On, IN

In
On
At
In
In
On
At , at
On
0N

Jumlah jawab benar :

3=nilai

INTO
CHOP

INTO SMALL CUBES

TURNS THE SMALLEST BEDROOM
INTO AN OFFICE
THE NOVEL WAS TRANSLATED INTO
FIVE LANGUAGES.
AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE CAUSE
OF THE FIRE.

 SHE

WAS LOOKING STRAIGHT INTO

HIS EYES.
I BACKED THE CAR INTO THE
GARDEN WALL
KATES REALLY INTO CALSSICAL
MUSIC
WHAT IS 5 INTO 125 ?
SHE WENT INTO A SHOP ACROSS
THE ROAD.

FOR
FOR

YOU
FOR YOUR FATHER
FOR STORING DATA
FOR DRY SKIN
FOR COMING LATE
FAMOUS FOR
FOR FEVER
FOR 5 MONTHS
FOR NICKYS BIRTHDAY
FOR 9 OCLOCK

FROM
FROM

LONDON TO NEW YORK

FROM 60 TO 80 PEOPLE ARE
PRESENT
FROM THE TOP OF THE HILL
FROM HIS HOUSE
FROM HIS POCKET
FROM HER MOTHER

 AWAY

FROM THE BEACH

A FEW MILES FROM HERE
FROM DROWNING
EGGS FROM HENS
BREAD IS MADE FROM FLOUR
SHE PLAYED THE MUSIC FROM MEMORY
She suffered FROM HEART DISEASE
FROM THE WAY HE LOOKS
FROM WHAT HE TELLS YOU, HE IS VERY
RICH.

OF
THE

COLOUR OF HER DRESS

A DRESS OF SILK
A RING OF GOLD
A BAG OF POTATOES
A BOOK OF POEMS
ONE OF THE GUESTS
THE TWO OF US
IT IS TEN MINUTES OF THREE
THE VILLAGERS FEAR OF AN EARTHQUAKE
A PICTURE OF I WAYAN BERATHA

Common Preposition
About
Above
Across
After
Against
Along
Among
Around
At
Before
Below

Behind
Below
Beneath
Beside
Between
Beyond
By
Despite
Down
During
For

From
In
Into
Like
Near
Of
Off
On
Out
Upon
With
Within

Over
Since
Through
Through out
Till = until
To
Toward
Under
Until
Up
Without

Jack put the letter

in the mailbox
She gets up early
in the morning

PREPOSITION +
NOUN/TIME =
PREPOSITIONAL
PHRASE

Chinese printers
created the first
paper money in
the world

CAUSE and EFFECT

PREPOSITION

Because the weather

was cold, we stayed
home.
Because of the cold
weather, we stayed
home.
Due to the cold
weather , we stayed
at home.

TRANSITION

The weather was

cold. Therefore, we
stayed home.
The weather was
cold. Consequently,
we stayed home.

We stayed home
because the weather
was cold
we stayed home
because of the cold
weather
We stayed home due
to the fact the
weather was cold.

The weather was

cold. Therefore, we
stayed home.
The weather was
cold. We, therefore,
stayed home.
The weather was
cold. We stayed
home, therefore.

1.

2.
3.
4.

( My parents are generous). Because of my

parents generousity , all of the children in our
family have received the best of everything.
( the traffic was heavy ) . We were late to the
meeting due to
( Bills wife is ill) . Bill has to do all of the
cooking and cleaning because of
( Dr. Robinson has done excellent research on
wolves). Due to we know
much more today about that endangered
species than we did even five years ago.

Punctuate the following sentences,put

the capital if necessary.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Because it was cold she wore a coat

She wore a coat because it was cold
Because of the cold weather she wore a coat
She wore a coat because of the cold
weather
The weather was cold therefore she wore a
coat
The weather was cold she therefore wore a
coat
The weather was cold she wore a coat
therefore