Предлоги времени

Ниже перечислены основные предлоги времени.

on – on Sunday, on the tenth of February, on sunny Wednesday morning

in – in two days, in September, in the morning/evening/ afternoon

at – at 7 o'clock, at noon

by – by 3 o'clock, by the end of the month

from … till – from early morning till late at night

since – since 5 o'clock, since midnight

for – for an hour, for ages

during – during the lecture, during the break

before – before the bell, before winter

after – after the break, after classes

till (until) – till May, till the end of the year

between – between one and two o’clock

Упр.4.1.1. A Заполните пропуски правильным предлогом in, at илиon.

a. I get up early ____ the morning and go to bed late ____ night.

b. I’m so bored. There’s nothing to do ___ weekends.

c. He went swimming ___ Sunday morning, and ____ the evening he played squash.

d. I love going for walks ____ summer. It’s still light ___ nine o’clock.

e. I take my annual holiday ____ June, but I have a few days off ____ Christmas.

f. He usually starts work ____ 9.30, but ____ Friday he starts ____ 8.30.

g. I was born ____ 18 January 1954.

h. People exchange presents ____ Christmas Day.

i. This house was built ____ the nineteenth century.

Упр.4.1.1.B С какими выражениями времени используются указанные предлоги? Продолжите списки.

in the morning at night on Sunday morning

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___________ ___________ ________________

Упр.4.1.3. Все предложения этого упражнения относятся к прошедшему времени. Заполните пропуски требуемым по контексту словом из предложенного списка. В некоторых случаях предлог не требуется.

ago last in for at when on.

Пример: I arrived home atsix o’clock last night. I saw Jane -- yesterday.

a. I was born in Africa _____ 1970.

b. My parents moved back to England ____ I was five.

c. We lived in Bristol ____ three years.

d. I went to college three years ___ .

e. I found a flat on my own ____ last year.

f. I usually go home ____ the weekend.

g. I didn’t go home ____ weekend because some friends come to stay.

h. They arrived ____ three o’clock ____ the afternoon.

i. ____ Saturday evening we went out to a concert.

j. ____ we got home we listened to some music.

k. We got up late ____ Sunday morning.

l. ____ the afternoon we went for a walk.

m. I bought a car a few weeks ____ .

n. I had an accident ____ last night.

o. It happened ____ 7.00 ____ the evening.

p. I took my car to the garage ____ this morning.

Упр.4.1.4. Употребите нужные предлоги времени.

____ February; ____ Monday; ____ 11 o’clock; ____ night; ____ the daytime; ____ March; ____ an autumn day; ____ what time? late ____ the evening; ____ Friday; ____ the XYIII century; ____ June; ____ the afternoon; ____ 2 o’clock p.m.; ____ the 1st Sunday; ____ a fine September day; ____ Friday evening; ____ noon; (через) ____ a fortnight; ____ the 2nd ____ December; ____ midnight; _____ sunny summer morning.

Упр.4.1.5. Заполните пропуски словами while(1), during(2) или for(3).

While - это союз, за которым следует придаточное предложение (подлежащее + сказуемое). Если говорят “X happened while Y happened”, то это означает, что события X и Y случились в одно и то же время.

Пример: I met Peter whileI was studying at university.

During - это предлог и за ним следует существительное. Значение его то же, что и у while - в течение, во время: during the film /lesson / afternoon / football match.

Пример: I worked on a farm duringthe holidays.

Словосочетания сwhileи during отвечают на вопрос When? - Когда?

Словосочетания с forотвечают на вопрос How long? -Сколько времени? Как долго?

Пример: I lived there forthree years / six months.

Следует помнить, что a while - существительное, означающее период времени: for a while, for a long while.

a. I fell and hurt myself ________ I was playing tennis.

b. It started to rain ________ the match.

c. We played tennis _______ two hours.

d. I worked in Italy ______ three years.

e. _____ the summer I stayed on a farm in Tuscany.

f. I learned Italian _____ I was there.

g. We went on holiday to Florida _____ three weeks.

h. ______ the day it was very hot, but it was cool at night.

i. We went to Disneyland _____ we were there.

j. We had a lovely meal yesterday. We sat at the table _____ three hours.

k. _____ the meal we exchanged news.

l. _____ I was talking to Barbara, I learned that Tony was in hospital.

Упр. 4.1.6. Заполните пропуски одним из следующих предлогов времени.