Prepositions Grade 9

Prepositions of time
Yen Tran English Tutoring Class
at, in, on, after, before, between, by, for, from…to, up…to, during, since, till, until, …
There are three prepositions in English that are used with time in, at, on. Generally, in
shows the “largest” time or place, on shows dates and time, and at usually shows the
“smallest” time or place.
in
Months: in January / in April
Seasons: in spring / in winter
Years: in 1984 / in 2015
Centuries: in the 20th century
Times of day: in the
morning / in the evening
Longer periods of time: in
the past / in the 1990s / in the
holidays

on

at

Days of the week: on
Monday
Days + parts of days: on

Clock times: at 7.30

Tuesday afternoon / on

a.m. / at 5 o’clock

Saturday mornings

Festivals: at

Dates: on November 22nd Christmas / at Easter
Special days: on my

Exceptions: at night /

birthday / on New Year’s

at the weekend

Eve

* We use:
at for a PRECISE TIME
in for MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS
on for DAYS and DATES
** In some varieties of English people say "on the weekend" and "on Christmas".

AFTER: Year after year, …
BEFORE: before bedtime/ Christmas/..
BETWEEN…AND: between 11 am and 1 pm


BY: by 7 o’clock, by the end of November,…
FOR: for 10 minutes, for the first time, for ever…
FROM…TO…/ UP…TO..: From beginning to end, from first to last, …
DURING: during the day, ..

SINCE: since 6 o’clock, since January, ..
TILL/ UNTIL: from morning till night, until your birthday, ….

no
prep

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next week, year, month, etc..

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last night, year, etc..

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this morning, month, etc..

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every day, night, years, etc..

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today, tomorrow, yesterday.

I. Choose the correct preposition to complete each sentence.
1. We will go..........................................a picnic next week.
11. The play begins _______ half past seven
A. on

B. in

C. at

D. to

12. This shop is open ___________ 9 o’clock on Friday evenings.
A. until

B. though

C. since

D. during

13. The school library is open at any time between 4.00 ____ 5.30.
A. from

B. and

C. to

D. until

14. We will go ________ a picnic next week.
A. in

B. at

C. on

D. to

15. I have lived in Hanoi ____________ 4 years.
A. since

B. for

C. in

D. during

16. They heard a very strange noise ______ midnight.
A. on

B. in

C. at

D. out

17. They have learnt English __________ many years.
A. in

B. on

C. since

D. for

18. She has been here _______ yesterday.
A. since

B. for

C. x

D. for

19. Maryam was impressed ______ the beauty of Hue.
A. by

B. for

C. at

D. in


20. It seems difficult _______ me _____ meet her now.
A. to / for

B. for / to

C. at / to

D. of / to

21. He doesn’t depend ______ his parents.

A. in

B. at

C. on

D. for

22. We keep ______ touch ________ each other.
A. at / in

B. in / with

C. on / in

C. on / with

23. A farmer works hard _____ morning _______ night.
A. from … to

B. between … and C. in … at

C. during … till

24. He will go to China ___ the end ______ this week.
A. in / of

B. on / of

C. at / on

D. at / of

25. We will be there _____ 5:00 o’clock early_____ the morning.
A. on / in

B. at / in

C. in /on

D. in / at

II. Fill the suitable preposition in the blank.
1. Are you staying at home ________ Christmas Day?
2. I was born ________ September 15th
3. _________ 8 o’clock, I must leave.
4. I have English classes ______ Tuesdays.
5. Where were you ________Monday evening?
6. The children like to go to the park ________ the morning.
7. Henry’s birthday is ___________ November.
8. Miss White gets up early, She has breakfast________6.00, then she goes to
work________half past six .
9. Justin Bieber was born __________ March 1, 1994.
10. Leaves turn red, gold and brown _________ autumn.
11. My friends like to go the movies __________ Saturdays.
12. The pilgrims arrived in America _______ 1620.
13. My sister likes to watch TV ___________ the evening.
14. _______Tuesday morning, there is a meeting_______8.00
15. I like to watch the parade ___________ Independence Day.
16. Hippies protested against the war _________ the 1960s.

17. We finished the marathon ________ the same time.
18. I have no time _____ the moment.


19. I shall see her _____ the beginning of the week.
20. We are going to the theatre_____ this evening.
Yen Tran English Tutoring Class
“ IN ” năm, “ IN ” tháng, “ IN ” mùa
Sáng, chiều, và tối thì vừa ba “ IN ”
Đổi giờ lấy “ AT ” làm tin
Tính ngày, tính thứ phải rinh đến “ ON ”
Chính trưa, đêm tối hỏi dồn
Xin thưa “ AT ” đúng hoàn tồn cả hai
Cịn như ngày tháng thêm dài
Thì “ ON ” đặt trước không sai chỗ nào

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