Cvičení středně pokročilí: časové předložky (1)
Cvičení anglické gramatiky pro mírně a středně pokročilé
V tomto cvičení si procvičíte používání časových předložek.
Jak na to
Vyberte správnou předložku (at, in, on nebo x v případě, že předložka není potřeba) do každé z následujících vět.
| Prepositions of time: in, on, at | ||
| in | on | at |
| years: in 1998, in 2012 | days of the week: on Thursday, on Friday | the time: at 7.30, at 8 o'clock |
| months: in January, in February | dates: on 28 June, on 25 October | religious festivals: at Easter, at Christmas |
| parts of the day: in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening, BUT at night | parts of a named day: on Monday morning, on Thursday evening, on Friday night | points in time: at the beginning, at the end of the week |
| seasons: in spring, in summer, in autumn, in winter | ||
| Much, many: examples |
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uncountable: much
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countable: many
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| Prepositions of time: during, for, over, by, until | |
| We use during to talk about something that happens within a particular period of time, to say when something takes place. We also use during to talk about something that happens within the same time as another event. |
During my time in London I visited a lot of interesting places. He came to work during the morning meeting. |
| We use over or in to talk about something that has been happening continuously up until the present, or will happen continuously in the future. | We've had a lot of problems over / in the last few months. We expect a rise in sales over / in the next few months. |
| We use for to say how long something continues. | I can only come for a few minutes. I was waiting for him for two hours. |
| We use by to say that something will happen or be achieved before a particular time. | It has to be finished by two o'clock. He should return by the end of March. |
| We use until to say that something will continue up to a particular time. | We'll be here until July. The concert went on until eleven o'clock. |
| We use in to express a time (in the future) from now. | I'm going on holiday in a week. (= ‘one week from now’)
I'll be back in five minutes. (= ‘five minutes from now’) |
