Preposition of time

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Prepositions of time

ago

The Chinese invented fireworks about 800 years ago.

When do we use ago?

To talk about a point in time.
I got back from England about 36 hours ago.

For

The Titanic was lost for 73 years.

When do we use for?

To talk about a period of time.
period of time = a number + unit of time (second, hour, day, week, month, year, etc.)

from … to ....

Leonardo da Vinci lived from 1452 to 1519.

When do we use from … to ....?

To talk about a period of time when we know the start and end dates.

I have an English class on Friday.

When do we use on?

days of the week / date (day/month; day/month/year)
days of the week + morning/afternoon/evening
holidays with DAY
Week-end

I was born in 2010.

When do we use in ?

unit of time > day
morning/afternoon/evening
length of time

Multiple Choice

When was the first world cup?

It was ____ 1930.

Multiple Choice

How long ago did the Chinese invent fireworks?

They invented them about 800__________.

year ago

years ago

ago

Multiple Choice

Shall we go on holiday ______ December?

Multiple Choice

My mum was born _____ 20/12/1958.

Multiple Choice

My Dad was born _____ the 60’s.

between

Multiple Choice

I was born _____ the 2nd of May 1988.

Multiple Choice

How long was the Titanic lost?

It was lost_______73 years.

for

from

Multiple Choice

When was Michael Jackson most popular?

He was most popular ______the 80’s.

between

about

Multiple Choice

When did Michael Jackson live?

He lived_______1958_____2009.

form ... to

since .... to

from .... to

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