[F-E] Expressions of Time and Place

LET'S READ! 📖

Direction: Read the short passage then answer the questions being asked.

Expressions of Time and Place

I was born in Seattle, Washington on the 23rd of May in 1984. Seattle is in the State of Washington in the United States. That was many years ago. Now I live in Istanbul in Turkey. I work at the American School. I sometimes go to a movie on the weekend. I meet my friends at the movie theater at 10 o'clock or later. In the summer, usually in June, I go home to visit my family in America. My family and I go to the beach and relax in the sun in the morning and in the afternoon! In the evening, we often eat at a restaurant with our friends. Sometimes, we go to a garden at night. On other weekends, I drive to the countryside. We like to meet friends at a cafe for coffee. In fact, we'll meet some friends at a great Turkish restaurant on Sunday!

QUESTIONS

1. Where is Seattle located?

2. What does she usually do in the Summer?

3. What will she do on Sunday?

LET'S UNDERSTAND! 📚

I. Word order

1. Common expressions of time:


in the winter	today	early
in the afternoon	tomorrow morning	again
on Monday	next week	now
at the moment	last month	then
at 9 o'clock	yesterday	recently
at lunchtime	daily	these days
for ten years	every year	at this time

2. Common expressions of place:


here	in the town center
there	at the bank
upstairs	at the end of the street
in Italy	near the church
in Ford Street	outside the fire station

3. We usually put expressions of time and place and adverbs of manner at the end of a sentence.

Sometimes we put them at the beginning.

Example:

The Fire Service was called to a fire in Rexburg town center.
The police came immediately.
Last night Frogmouth port was closed because of strong winds.

🔺 If there is more than one of these at the end of a sentence, the order is usually: manner, place, time.

Example:

There were long queues of trucks outside Frogmouth port today. (place + time)
She brushed her teeth carefully at bedtime. (manner + time)
He ran quickly to school in the morning. (manner + place + time)

NOTES

An adverb does not usually come between a verb and the object.
Example: They closed the port yesterday.

NOT ~~They closed yesterday the port.~~

LET'S PRACTICE! 📝

Direction: Answer the following questions using the expressions of time and place.

When do you leave for work?
When do you finish work?
When is your day off?
When do you get paid?
What days don't you go to work?
When did you start working in your company?
When is the busiest time of year for you at work?
Where did you grow up?
Where would you like to live in the future?
Where is the best place to go hiking in your area?
Where do you go to buy groceries or household items?
Where do you usually hang out with friends?