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Englische Zeitpräpositionen interaktiv üben

Trainiere at, on, in für Zeitangaben sowie since/for, before/after und den Unterschied zwischen during und while.

in / on / at
since / for
before / after
during / while

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in/on/at

in, on, at — Zeitangaben

at: Uhrzeiten (at 3 pm), at noon/midnight/night. on: Wochentage (on Monday), Datum (on 5th May), Geburtstag. in: Monate (in July), Jahre (in 2020), Jahreszeiten (in summer), Tageszeiten (in the morning).

Ausnahme: 'at night' (nicht in night). 'at Christmas' (Feiertage). 'on Christmas Day' (spezifischer Tag).

since/for

since und for

since = Zeitpunkt (seit wann): since 2020, since Monday, since I was young → mit Present Perfect. for = Zeitdauer (wie lange): for three years, for a week → mit Present Perfect oder Simple Past.

'since' + Zeitpunkt: since 2010. 'for' + Dauer: for ten years. Merke: since = starting point, for = duration.

before/after

before und after

before = vor (zeitlich davor): before dinner, before going to bed. after = nach: after school, after finishing. Beide können mit Nomen oder Gerund (-ing) stehen.

'before going' (Gerund) oder 'before dinner' (Nomen). Beides richtig!

during/while

during und while

during = während + Nomen (kein Verb): during the lesson, during summer. while = während + Satz (Subjekt + Verb): while I was studying, while she was sleeping.

'during the film' (Nomen) ✓. 'while watching the film' (Gerund) ✓. 'during I watched' ✗.

Präpositionen der Zeit — Regeln & Erklärungen

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Präpositionen der Zeit: Die wichtigsten Regeln

1. at, on, in — Zeitangaben

at = Uhrzeiten (at 3 pm), feste Tageszeiten (at noon, at night, at midnight). on = Wochentage (on Monday), Datum (on 5th May), Geburtstag (on my birthday). in = Monate (in July), Jahre (in 2020), Jahreszeiten (in summer), Tageszeiten (in the morning/afternoon/evening — aber: at night!).

2. since vs. for

since = Zeitpunkt (seit wann etwas begann): since 2020, since Monday, since I was young → immer mit Present Perfect. for = Zeitdauer (wie lange): for three years, for a week → mit Present Perfect oder Simple Past.

3. before und after

before = vor (zeitlich davor): before dinner, before going to bed. after = nach: after school, after finishing the homework. Beide können mit Nomen oder Gerund (-ing) stehen.

4. during vs. while

during = während + Nomen (kein Verb): during the lesson, during summer. while = während + Satz (Subjekt + Verb): while I was studying, while she was sleeping. 'During I was sleeping' ✗ → 'While I was sleeping' ✓.

Regelübersicht

in / on / at — Zeit

at = Uhrzeit/Punkt. on = Tag/Datum. in = Monat/Jahr/Jahreszeit.

Merke: at 3 pm, on Monday, in July, in the morning.

The class starts at 9 o'clock.

She was born on 5th May.

He started school in September.

since / for

since = Zeitpunkt. for = Zeitdauer.

Merke: since 2020. for three years. Beide → Present Perfect.

I have worked here for five years.

She has lived here since 2019.

He has been ill since Monday.

before / after

before = vor. after = nach.

Merke: before/after + Nomen oder Gerund (-ing).

Wash your hands before dinner.

She felt better after taking medicine.

Before going to bed, he reads.

during / while

during + Nomen. while + Satz (Subjekt + Verb).

Merke: 'during the film' ✓. 'while I watched' ✓. 'during I watched' ✗.

He fell asleep during the lesson.

While I was cooking, the phone rang.

She read a book during the flight.

Wissen testen

Teste dein Wissen zu den Zeitpräpositionen.

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1.Präposition für Monate:

Her birthday is ___ March.

2.Präposition für Wochentage:

The match is ___ Saturday.

3.Ausnahme: at night

She likes to read ___ night.

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Was du hier lernst

at, on und in für Zeitangaben sicher unterscheiden
since (Zeitpunkt) und for (Zeitdauer) korrekt einsetzen
before und after mit Nomen und Gerund verwenden
during (+ Nomen) und while (+ Satz) unterscheiden
Zielgruppe

Für wen ist dieses Tool geeignet?

Für Schülerinnen und Schüler ab Klasse 5, die englische Zeitpräpositionen sicher anwenden möchten.

Einfach erklärt

Thema einfach erklärt

at = Uhrzeiten (at 3 pm), at night/noon/midnight. on = Wochentage (on Monday), Datum (on 5th May), Geburtstag. in = Monate (in July), Jahre (in 2020), Jahreszeiten (in summer), Tageszeiten (in the morning). since = Zeitpunkt: since 2020, since Monday → Present Perfect. for = Zeitdauer: for three years, for a week. before/after = vor/nach + Nomen oder Gerund (-ing). during = während + Nomen. while = während + Satz (Subjekt + Verb).

Typische Fehler

'I know her since ten years' statt 'I have known her for ten years' — Dauer → for, Present Perfect

'During I was reading' statt 'While I was reading' — during + Nomen, while + Satz

'in night' statt 'at night' — at night ist eine Ausnahme

'I work here since 2020' statt 'I have worked here since 2020' — since → Present Perfect

So gehst du vor

  1. 1

    Ist es eine Uhrzeit oder at night/noon? → at

  2. 2

    Ist es ein Wochentag, Datum oder Geburtstag? → on

  3. 3

    Ist es ein Monat, Jahr oder eine Jahreszeit? → in

  4. 4

    Zeitpunkt (seit wann)? → since + Present Perfect

  5. 5

    Zeitdauer (wie lange)? → for + Present Perfect oder Simple Past

  6. 6

    während + Nomen? → during. während + Satz? → while

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Zeitpräpositionen sicher beherrschen

Regelmäßiges Üben festigt at/on/in, since/for und during/while für die Klassenarbeit.