Oral Expression and Comprehension

Using the past tense to descirbe what you did last week. Pay attention to using the simple past tense every time you refer to something that has already happened and won't happen again.
Would you rather link - using the conditional - "if...... then i would....."

Prepositions

Prepositions of time
in	on	at
years in 1998, in 2012	days of the week on Thursday, on Friday	hours of the clock 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)	on Monday morning on Thursday evening on Friday night	points in time at the beginning, at end of the week
seasons in spring, in summer, in autumn, in winter

*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 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 have to stay here until he comes. 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)

Exercise on Prepositions – Time

What are you doing the weekend?
I don't know yet. Maybe I'll go to the cinema Saturday.
That's interesting. I haven't been to the cinema so many years.
We could go there together the afternoon.
That would be great. But I would prefer to go there the evening. I am visiting my grandma Saturday.
That's okay. The film starts eight o'clock.
I can pick you up half seven. How long does the film last?
It lasts two hours and forty-five minutes.
eight a quarter eleven.
That's right. But I must hurry home the film. I have to be home eleven o'clock.

Using Since and For

-since - if the starting point is given (two o'clock, last Friday, 1998)

-for - if the period of time is given (twenty minutes, two days, one year)

Decide whether to use »since« or »for«.

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