2.3 Questions with "when"
Prepositions of Time
use the preposition ON
use the prepositions AT
use the preposition IN
Questions with 'when'
Interrogative verb to be rest of the sentence
When is your birthday?
When you respond to a question with 'when'
You can repeat the subject or you can replace the subject.
For example, to answer the question "When is your birthday?"
you can say: "My birthday is on March 17th" or "It is on March 17th".
use the preposition ON
- before the date
- before a day of the week.
use the prepositions AT
- before the time.
- before "night"
use the preposition IN
- before months and years
- before the time of day, but use AT before "night".
Questions with 'when'
Interrogative verb to be rest of the sentence
When is your birthday?
When you respond to a question with 'when'
You can repeat the subject or you can replace the subject.
For example, to answer the question "When is your birthday?"
you can say: "My birthday is on March 17th" or "It is on March 17th".
Activities
When is your birthday?
- Students practice asking each other "when is your birthday?"
- then, have students write out their birthday on the board
- Quiz the class, "whose birthday is... March 5?"
- Ask the student whose birthday it is, "when is your birthday?"
When is the event?
Famous Dates in US History
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Life events
- students make a list of important events in their life. (ex. had a child, got married, moved to U.S., etc.)
- Students write the dates that correspond to each event.
- students exchange papers and ask eachother about the life events: (ex. "when was your son born?" "July 16, 2001")