Презентация ученицы 10А класса Нововоронежской СОШ 1 Хруль Юлии, учитель Крымова В.В.

English prepositions. Part 2

On time/in time At the end/in the end On time=punctual, not late. If something happens on time, it happens at the time which was planned; The train left on time. The conference was very well organized. Everything began and finished on time. The opposite of on time is late: Be on time. Dont be late.

On time/in time At the end/in the end In time (for something/to do something) = soon enough Will you be home in time for dinner? Ive sent Jill her birthday present. I hope it arrives in time. I must hurry. I want to get home in time to see the football match on television. The opposite of in time is too late: I got home too late to see the football match. You can say just in time(=almost too late): We got to the station just in time to catch the train.

On time/in time At the end/in the end At the end (of something)=at the time when something ends. For example: at the end of the month at the end of January at the end of the film at the end of the course Im going away at the end of January. At the end of the concert, there was great applause. All the players shook hands at the end of the match. The opposite of at the end is at the beginning: at the beginning of January

On time/in time At the end/in the end In the end = finally We use in the end when we say what the final result of a situation was: We had a lot of problems with our car. In the end we sold it and bought another one. He got more and more angry. In the end he just walked out of the room. The opposite of in the end is usually at first: At first we didnt like each other very much, but in the end we became good friends.

Test yourself 2 Put in at or in. 1.Im going away … the end of the month. 2.It took me a long time to find a job. … the end I got a job in a hotel. 3.Are you going away … the beginning of August or … the end? 4.I couldnt decide what to buy Mary for her birthday. I didnt buy her anything … the end. 5.We waited ages for a taxi. We gave up … the end and walked home. 6.Ill be moving to a new address … the end of September. 7.At first Helen didnt want to go to the theatre but she came with us … the end. 8.Im going away … the end of this week.

Test yourself 2 Put in at or in. 1.Im going away at the end of the month. 2.It took me a long time to find a job. In the end I got a job in a hotel. 3.Are you going away at the beginning of August or at the end? 4.I couldnt decide what to buy Mary for her birthday. I didnt buy her anything in the end. 5.We waited ages for a taxi. We gave up in the end and walked home. 6.Ill be moving to a new address at the end of September. 7.At first Helen didnt want to go to the theatre but she came with us in the end. 8.Im going away at the end of this week.

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