Prepositions of time · Year 5
In Year 5 you learn: prepositional phrases of time.
Prepositions of time show when something happens: at 7 o'clock, on Monday, in June. since, for, during and until show a starting point, a length of time, an event and an end point.
Key facts
- Time: at for clock times and exact moments: at 6 o'clock, at noon, at night.
- on for days and dates: on Friday, on my birthday, on Saturday morning.
- in for months, years, seasons and parts of the day: in March, in 2010, in winter, in the evening.
- since + a starting point (since 2018), for + a length of time (for two years), during + an event (during the film), until + an end point (until 9 p.m.).
Worked examples
Example 1
Choose in, on or at: The lesson starts ___ 9 o'clock.
Answer: at
Example 2
Choose in, on or at: My birthday is ___ July.
Answer: in
Example 3
Choose at, on or in: We go swimming ___ Saturday.
Answer: on
Example 4
Choose since or for: We have lived here ___ six years.
Answer: for
Example 5
Choose during, for or until: We waited ___ ten minutes. Don't talk ___ the test. Stay here ___ I come back.
Answer: for, during, until
Example 6
Find the prepositional phrase of time: After lunch, we walked to the park.
Answer: After lunch