Wednesday, November 14th

A. Time Prepositions: At, In, On

Put in the correct preposition (choose in / on / at or no preposition)


1) There was a loud noise which woke us up midnight..
2) Do you usually eat chocolate eggs Easter?.
3) What are you doing the weekend?.
4) last week I worked until 9pm every night...
5) My father always reads the paper breakfast time..
6) She plays tennis Fridays..
7) The trees here are really beautiful the spring..
8) I'll see you Tuesday afternoon then..
9) Shakespeare died 1616..
10) She studies every day..
11) John is going to buy the presents today..
12) In my hometown, the shops open early the morning..
13) She met her husband 1998..
14) The party is next Saturday..
15) We are meeting Friday morning..
16) I often get sleepy the afternoon..
17) His daughter was born the 24th of August..
18) Mobile phones became popular the nineties..
19) Luckily the weather was perfect her wedding day.
B. Time Prepositions: For, During and While

HOW TO USE DURING

during is a preposition which is used before a noun (during + noun) to say when something happens. It does not tell us how long it happened. For example:
"Nobody spoke during the presentation."
"We get plenty of snow here during the winter."

HOW TO USE WHILE

When is used to talk about two things that are happening at the same time. The length of time is not important. Remember that while is used with a subject and a verb (while + subject + verb). For example:
"The phone rang while I was watching TV."
"I met him while we were studying in the library."

HOW TO USE FOR

For is a preposition which is used with a period to say how long something goes on:
"Simon has been sleeping for 8 hours."
"We waited for 30 minutes outside your house."

1. I worked  the holidays. 
2. We'll walk  an hour. then we'll have a rest. 
3. She is gardening  her husband is painting the chairs. 
4. Bob called me  the meeting 
5. We met  the barbecue party. 
6. I've been waiting for them  two hours. 
7. Samantha visited the Eiffel Tower  her stay in Paris 
8.  I think of it, don't forget to call Mr Blair. 
9. Don't speak  I am doing this exercise ! 
10. Two years ago she stayed in Paris  three months.



Decide whether to use »since« or »for«.
  1. I have been waiting  4 o'clock.
  2. Sue has only been waiting  20 minutes.
  3. Tim and Tina have been learning English  six years.
  4. Fred and Frida have been learning French  1998.
  5. Joe and Josephine have been going out together  Valentine's Day.
  6. I haven't been on holiday  last July.
  7. Mary has been saving her money  many years.
  8. I haven't eaten anything  breakfast.
  9. You have been watching TV  hours.
  10. We have been living here  2 months.

C. Prepositions with Adjectives

Good at

  • What have you been told you are good at?

happy with  (about)

  • Are you happy about your weekend?

interested in

  • Are you interested in moving to another country within the next 3 years?

Nervous about

  • Do you usually get nervous about presenting in front of a big group of people?

worried about

  • Are you worried about the economic crisis in France?

surprised by (at)

  • Are you surprised by the growth experienced by RC these last 3 years?

upset about (by)

  • Do you usually get upset by things that do not work as you expected?

fed up with
pleased with (by)
Scared of (by)
bored with (by)
frightened of (by)
annoyed at (with, by)
bad at
satisfied with (by)
embarrassed by (about)
concerned about (by)
angry about (at) something
angry with (at) someone

****AFTER prepositions we use a noun, a pronoun or verb+ing


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