Time prepositions

Autorem materiálu a všech jeho částí, není-li uvedeno jinak, je Romana Petrová.Dostupné z Metodického portálu www.rvp.cz, ISSN: 1802-4785.

Provozuje Národní ústav pro vzdělávání, školské poradenské zařízení a zařízení pro další vzdělávání pedogických pracovníků (NÚV).

Time prepositions

at - at 3 o'clock, at noon, at the moment, at night, at the same time, at the weekend, at Christmas/Easter, at sunrise, at bedtime, at dinnertime

in – in summer, in May, in 1998, in the morning/afternoon/ evening, in the past/future, in the 19th century, in few days/weeks .......

on - on Christmas Day, on 6 March, on Tuesday, on Tuesday morning, on my birthday

nothing – last day, tomorrow, today, every day, the next day....

from/ to - from nine o´clock to ten o´clock

at, in, on, from/to or nothing

The movie starts …1…… 9 p.m. We´re going to return home …2….. midnight.

They are getting married .....3....Friday ..4... six 'clock ...5..... the evening.

We'll be ready to leave ....6..... an hour. We finished all the work ....7..... the day before yesterday, ...8.... the same time as our neighbours.

They´re going to stay here...9....tonight, .....10....8 p.m. ...11..... 10 p.m.

The temperature is below freezing. ...12....a few hours the pond should be frozen over.

Can you come ....13.... Wednesday afternoon?

Solution:The movie starts at 9 p.m. We´re going to return home at midnight.

They are getting married on Friday at six 'clock in the evening.

We'll be ready to leave in an hour. We finished all the work the day before yesterday, at the same time as our neighbours.

They´re going to stay here tonight, from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.

The temperature is below freezing. In a few hours the pond should be frozen over.

Can you come on Wednesday afternoon?

Time prepositions

after po, poté after dinnerbefore před before the war between mezi between Wednesday and Fridayby do (doby) by tomorrowduring během during his school dayswithin během/ za within two daysup to až up to 5 hours per dayfor po (dobu) for a week

at, by, for,during,in

1) I can only come .... a few minutes.2) I'll be back.... ten minutes.3) My father always reads the paper....breakfast time.4) .... my time in London I visited a lot of interesting places.1) It has to be finished .... two o'clock.2) I'm going on holiday .... a week.3) I was waiting for him .... two hours4) There was a loud noise which woke us up .... midnight.5) You have to finish the task ..... Friday morning.

Solution:

1) I can only come for/ in a few minutes.2) I'll be back in ten minutes.3) My father always reads the paper at/ during breakfast time.1) During my time in London I visited a lot of interesting places.1) It has to be finished by/ at two o'clock.2) I'm going on holiday in/ for a week.3) I was waiting for him for two hours4) There was a loud noise which woke us up at midnight.5) You have to finish the task by Friday morning.

after, before, between, in, on, within

1) Americans call the season ... summer and winter „fall“.2) The show will start ... five minutes.3) Don´t call me ... Friday evening.4) ... four months he spoke English fluently.5) ... past people didn´t use electricity.6) I met my future husband ... my birthday.7) When he learned about the problem he arrived ... two days.

solution:

1) Americans call the season between summer and winter „fall“.2) The show will start within five minutes.3) Don´t call me on Friday evening.4) After four months he spoke English fluently.5) In past people didn´t use electricity.6) I met my future husband on my birthday.7) When he learned about the problem he arrived within two days.