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English Grammar - Prepositions of Time

This document provides examples and explanations of English grammar concepts related to prepositions, pronouns, and word order in statements. It includes 3 sections that summarize: 1) Common English prepositions of time, place, and direction and examples of their uses. 2) Personal pronouns, possessive determiners, and possessive pronouns and their uses. 3) Word order in basic subject-verb-object statements and examples.

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English Grammar - Prepositions of Time

This document provides examples and explanations of English grammar concepts related to prepositions, pronouns, and word order in statements. It includes 3 sections that summarize: 1) Common English prepositions of time, place, and direction and examples of their uses. 2) Personal pronouns, possessive determiners, and possessive pronouns and their uses. 3) Word order in basic subject-verb-object statements and examples.

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English Grammar - Prepositions of time

Examples in months in July; in September year in 1985; in 1999 seasons in summer; in the summer of 69 in in the morning; in the afternoon; in the part of the day evening duration in a minute; in two weeks part of the day at night time of day at 6 o'clock; at midnight at celebrations at Christmas; at Easter fixed phrases at the same time days of the week on Sunday; on Friday date on the 25th of December* on on Good Friday; on Easter Sunday; on my special holidays birthday a special part of a day on the morning of September the 11th* after later than sth. after school ago how far sth. happened (in the past) 6 years ago before earlier than sth. before Christmas between time that separates two points between Monday and Friday by not later than a special time by Thursday through the whole of a period of during during the holidays time for period of time for three weeks from Monday to Wednesday from ... to two points form a period from Monday till Wednesday from... till/until from Monday until Wednesday past time of the day 23 minutes past 6 (6:23) since point of time since Monday till tomorrow till/until no later than a special time until tomorrow to time of the day 23 minutes to 6 (5:37) up to not more than a special time up to 6 hours a day within during a period of time within a day Preposition Use

English Grammar - Prepositions of place and direction


Preposition above across after against along Use Examples higher than sth. The picture hangs above my bed. from one side to the other You mustn't go across this road here. side There isn't a bridge across the river. The cat ran after the dog. one follows the other After you. directed towards sth. The bird flew against the window. in a line; from one point to They're walking along the beach.

among around behind below beside between by close to down from in front of inside into near next to off onto opposite out of outside over past round through to towards under up

another in a group in a circular way at the back of lower than sth. next to sth./sb. is on each side near near from high to low the place where it starts the part that is in the direction it faces opposite of outside entering sth. close to beside away from sth. moving to a place on the other side leaving sth. opposite of inside above sth./sb. going near sth./sb. in a circle going from one point to the other point towards sth./sb. in the direction of sth. below sth. from low to high

I like being among people. We're sitting around the campfire. Our house is behind the supermarket. Death Valley is 86 metres below sea level. Our house is beside the supermarket. Our house is between the supermarket and the school. He lives in the house by the river. Our house is close to the supermarket. He came down the hill. Do you come from Tokyo? Our house is in front of the supermarket. You shouldn't stay inside the castle. You shouldn't go into the castle. Our house is near the supermarket. Our house is next to the supermarket. The cat jumped off the roof. The cat jumped onto the roof. Our house is opposite the supermarket. The cat jumped out of the window. Can you wait outside? The cat jumped over the wall. Go past the post office. We're sitting round the campfire. You shouldn't walk through the forest. I like going to Australia. Can you come to me? I've never been to Africa. They walk towards the castle. The cat is under the table. He went up the hill.

English Grammar - Prepositions at, in, on


Preposition in Examples We sit in the room. I see a house in the picture. There are trouts in the river. He lives in Paris. I found the picture in the paper. He sits in the corner of the room. He sits in the back of the car. We arrive in Madrid. He gets in the car. She likes walking in the rain. My cousin lives in the country.

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There are kites in the sky. He plays in the street. (BE) She lives in a hotel. The boys stand in a line. He is in town. I have to stay in bed. The robber is in prison now. She sits at the desk. Open your books at page 10. The bus stops at Graz. I stay at my grandmother's. I stand at the door. Look at the top of the page. The car stands at the end of the street. You mustn't park your car at the front of the school. Can we meet at the corner of the street? I met John at a party. Pat wasn't at home yesterday. I study economics at university. The childen are at gandmother's. He's looking at the park. He always arrives late at school. The map lies on the desk. The picture is on page 10. The photo hangs on the wall. He lives on a farm. Dresden lies on the river Elbe. Men's clothes in on the second floor. He lives on Heligoland. The shop is on the left. My friend is on the way to Moscow. Write this information on the front of the letter. When she was a little girl people saw unrealistic cowboy films on television.

English Grammar - Personal pronouns, Possessive determiners, Possessive pronouns


Personal pronouns as object as subject (accusative and (nominative) dative) I me you you he him she her Possessive determiners Possessive pronouns my your his her mine yours his hers

it we you they 1 We have got some books.

it us you them 2 The books are for us.

its our your their 3 These are our books.

its ours yours theirs 4 The books are ours.

English Grammar - Word order in statements (S-V-O)


Subject I Max We Sue I and I like table tennis. play reads can speak is singing play Verb a book. English. a nice song. football Object football.

The calendar
January February March April May June Months July August September October November December

The date
You write: You say : 1st January the 1st of January

Days of the week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

English Grammar - this, that, these, those


singular plural this these close to the speaker that those more distant to the speaker (in space or time)

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