Prepositions of time · Grade 5
In Grade 5 you get fluent with: since, for, during and until; 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
- 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 since or for: We have lived here ___ six years.
Answer: for
Example 2
Choose during, for or until: We waited ___ ten minutes. Don't talk ___ the test. Stay here ___ I come back.
Answer: for, during, until
Example 3
Find the prepositional phrase of time: After lunch, we walked to the park.
Answer: After lunch
Example 4
Correct the mistake: I have lived here since three years.
Answer: I have lived here for three years.
Example 5
Write one sentence with during and one with until.
Answer: Nobody spoke during the film. We stayed until the end.